Friendly League

LENGIGASTADIUM
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Grabiel Escorcia made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute of the match, Virgilio Quinto tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cristiano Aveiro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. WWW LENINGRAD's Göksel Koral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 6th minute of play. José Luis Rodríguez kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Göksel Koral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Cristiano Aveiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Quinto in the 14th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vadim Brondukov during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th match minute, WWW LENINGRAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vadim Brondukov to maneuver through the defense. When Grabiel Escorcia came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Nacional 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 Grabiel Escorcia couldn't finish the play. The Nacional fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 25 minutes into the match, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Göksel Koral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 29th 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 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grabiel Escorcia's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Cristiano Aveiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgilio Quinto in the 31st minute of the match. After some careless play in the WWW LENINGRAD defense, Grabiel Escorcia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Göksel Koral. The WWW LENINGRAD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Göksel Koral should have stopped the shot. WWW LENINGRAD's Jannes Van Gijsel was substituted for Velimir Ignatov. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Grabiel Escorcia sped through WWW LENINGRAD's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Göksel Koral. When the match clock showed 45 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Grabiel Escorcia sped through WWW LENINGRAD's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Göksel Koral. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Virgilio Quinto made a kick off. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Grabiel Escorcia sped through WWW LENINGRAD's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Göksel Koral. 57 minutes into the game, Virgilio Quinto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Cristiano Aveiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. WWW LENINGRAD made a substitution. Rudolf Budraitis replaced Vadim Brondukov. Göksel Koral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by WWW LENINGRAD's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xu Sha was slow to take the kick. During this time Nacional's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 68th minute of play forced WWW LENINGRAD's goalkeeper Göksel Koral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the game, Grabiel Escorcia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-7. Göksel Koral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the WWW LENINGRAD defense, Grabiel Escorcia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Göksel Koral. The WWW LENINGRAD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Göksel Koral should have stopped the shot. Göksel Koral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 77th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Grabiel Escorcia took a quick shot and it went in 1-9 without a chance for Göksel Koral to make any attempt to save it. Walter Geromel kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Grabiel Escorcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Göksel Koral made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrey Bubnov in the 92nd minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Nacional booed when WWW LENINGRAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rudolf Budraitis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Göksel Koral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. If Joseph Gayoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Nacional eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.