Friendly League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Virgilio Quinto started the match with the kick off. Buba Kastorskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Nilson Peres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind WWW LENINGRAD's goalkeeper Göksel Koral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Göksel Koral made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Sand in the 15th minute. ITAFUT 4EVER's José Sand got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. José Sand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. WWW LENINGRAD's Göksel Koral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Sand in the 21st minute of play. Stanislav Karpov struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Nilson Peres didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for WWW LENINGRAD. The crowd rose to their feet as ITAFUT 4EVER's José Sand slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Göksel Koral. That made the score 1-0 after 24 minutes of play. Göksel Koral made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when José Sand sent off a good shot on target. If José Sand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Göksel Koral made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Sand in the 34th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Sand got free with Göksel Koral in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as José Sand kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Göksel Koral. That made the score 2-0 in the 39 minute of play. WWW LENINGRAD's Jannes Van Gijsel was substituted for Velimir Ignatov. After 44 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by José Sand. WWW LENINGRAD made a substitution. Andrey Bubnov replaced Buba Kastorskiy. José Sand kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

Andrey Ivanov made in the 51st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ITAFUT 4EVER's Robert Arboleda. Göksel Koral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Sand in the 57th minute of play. WWW LENINGRAD made a substitution. Rudolf Budraitis replaced Vadim Brondukov. 62 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrey Bubnov. ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio was substituted for José Sand. In the 64th minute WWW LENINGRAD were awarded a corner. Rudolf Budraitis went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 66th minute, Jardel Baggio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Göksel Koral was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. ITAFUT 4EVER's Boguslaw Tarasek was substituted for João Vítor Porto. 74 minutes into the match, WWW LENINGRAD's goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Baggio came free, but Göksel Koral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrey Ivanov kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi was substituted for Evelio Rico. In the 79th minute, Andrey Ivanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Jardel Baggio hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jardel Baggio in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Göksel Koral saved WWW LENINGRAD from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Jardel Baggio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Göksel Koral was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Göksel Koral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jardel Baggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Göksel Koral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boguslaw Tarasek in the 87th minute of the match. After 89 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Göksel Koral was left in no man's land by his defense there! Göksel Koral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boguslaw Tarasek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanislav Karpov. After 95 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Jordan Henderson. ITAFUT 4EVER were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of WWW LENINGRAD for a fine match.