Friendly League

Nicky Myers
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erwin Jadamowitz took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the match, LinuX F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Erwin Jadamowitz came free, but Bernardo Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernardo Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francesco Coscia, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Elmer Lozano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Liu Xing Qiang. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. In the 9th match minute, LinuX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso Mena to maneuver through the defense. Nicolas Morales received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Liu Xing Qiang came out and tried to block the shot, but Nicolas Morales slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 14th minute. If Francesco Coscia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute Eugenio Cannata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liu Xing Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elmer Lozano, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erwin Jadamowitz in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Nicolas Morales reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Liu Xing Qiang. The goal made the score 4-0. 38 minutes into the match, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elmer Lozano. After 44 minutes Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elmer Lozano who took care of the corner kick. Liu Xing Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elmer Lozano in the 46th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim Malta in the 51st minute of play. In the 51st minute Serafim Malta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, LinuX F.C.'s goalkeeper Bernardo Arias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eugenio Cannata. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafim Malta got free with Bernardo Arias in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bernardo Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Sammartino in the 62nd minute of play. When Minor Godinez came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the LinuX F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Minor Godinez couldn't finish the play. LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim Malta in the 67th minute of play. Bernardo Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erwin Jadamowitz in the 68th minute of the match. Francesco Coscia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Bernardo Arias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. LinuX F.C. made a substitution. Manrique Medina replaced Minor Godinez. LinuX F.C.'s Jorge Padilla was substituted for Frank Soto. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elmer Lozano in the 73rd minute of play. Francesco Coscia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Bernardo Arias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, LinuX F.C.'s Bernardo Arias got control of the ball when Francesco Coscia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th minute, Aldo Maiorano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bernardo Arias was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC made a substitution. Didier Skarsø replaced Erwin Jadamowitz. For all the effort they put into the match, the Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LinuX F.C..