Friendly League

La Playa
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, 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. Playa Malvín's Alvise Catapano was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Göksel Koral in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 9 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's Stamen Tekeliev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Göksel Koral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Constantijn De Hond hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Playa Malvín's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sandu Mândrilă in the 15th minute. Playa Malvín's Sandu Mândrilă was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Göksel Koral in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Göksel Koral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stamen Tekeliev in the 17th minute of play. If Stamen Tekeliev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Stanislav Karpov's late challenge caught a Playa Malvín's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stanislav Karpov helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, WWW LENINGRAD's Stanislav Karpov got a free kick in the 20th minute. Göksel Koral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stamen Tekeliev in the 21st minute of the match. Stamen Tekeliev might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Göksel Koral. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stamen Tekeliev ran back to his position shaking his head. Göksel Koral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stamen Tekeliev in the 25th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Playa Malvín's Göksel Koral threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Stamen Tekeliev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 27th minute of the match Playa Malvín got a corner. WWW LENINGRAD's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sandu Mândrilă ran over to the corner to take the kick. Playa Malvín's Sandu Mândrilă was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Göksel Koral in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 29 minutes into the match, Stamen Tekeliev notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of WWW LENINGRAD's Göksel Koral. Göksel Koral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Stamen Tekeliev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Göksel Koral was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. The Playa Malvín fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when Playa Malvín's Stamen Tekeliev 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. WWW LENINGRAD made a substitution. Jannes Van Gijsel replaced Velimir Ignatov. Stamen Tekelievs short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Göksel Koral to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Stamen Tekeliev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Göksel Koral when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Göksel Koral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stamen Tekeliev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, WWW LENINGRAD's Göksel Koral got control of the ball when Stamen Tekeliev tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 48thth minute of the game Stamen Tekeliev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but WWW LENINGRAD's Göksel Koral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stamen Tekeliev made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Vladimiro Marquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Göksel Koral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stamen Tekeliev in the 59th minute of the match. The throw-in from Rudolf Budraitis in the 61st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Playa Malvín's Constantijn De Hond. Sandu Mândrilă recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Quinto Ampudia replaced Stamen Tekeliev. Göksel Koral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quinto Ampudia, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Quinto Ampudia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Göksel Koral having to make a save. Göksel Koral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quinto Ampudia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of WWW LENINGRAD booed when Playa Malvín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gamus Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Göksel Koral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quinto Ampudia in the 83rd minute of the match. WWW LENINGRAD's Göksel Koral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quinto Ampudia in the 84th minute of play. 84 minutes into the game, Playa Malvín's Quinto Ampudia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Göksel Koral made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. After some careless play in the WWW LENINGRAD defense, Hipolito Gante 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. If Quinto Ampudia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Playa Malvín fans cheered their team off the field, for while WWW LENINGRAD had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.