Friendly League

ESPRESSO
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. Gaudencio Lekubegi started the match with the kick off. Marta Pressley made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Kuno Kubin sent off a good shot on target. 7 minutes into the match, Kuno Kubin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marta Pressley, 1-0. After a rather tough play, LavAzzA's Samir Kastrati got a free kick in the 12th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Claudio Caniggia managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudio Caniggia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iwan Lepucki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 18th minute of play forced 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's goalkeeper Marta Pressley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iwan Lepucki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo Ros, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, LavAzzA's Kuno Kubin got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Gaudencio Lekubegi managed to get in a good position for a shot. LavAzzA's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaudencio Lekubegi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marta Pressley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. LavAzzA's Iwan Lepucki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bo Ros in the 29th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, LavAzzA's goal looked a bit too open when Bo Ros came free, but Iwan Lepucki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaudencio Lekubegi might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marta Pressley. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gaudencio Lekubegi ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Hugo Bela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iwan Lepucki was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Hugo Bela put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Iwan Lepucki. Iwan Lepucki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Caniggia in the 44th minute of play. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Marta Pressley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 47th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bo Ros to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 53rd minute of play forced 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's goalkeeper Marta Pressley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Bela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Iwan Lepucki made a huge save. Gaudencio Lekubegi took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marta Pressley. Marta Pressley dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Diego Millrick was substituted for Hugo Bela. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 made a substitution. Dave Efrayim replaced Bo Ros. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 made a substitution. Marcelino Romo replaced Azim Sabit. Through an outstanding action, after 71 minutes, Iwan Lepucki successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. LavAzzA made a substitution. Dennis Abendroth replaced Fred Feuerstein. LavAzzA's Mai Di Chao was substituted for Adam Vase. The supporters of 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 booed when LavAzzA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier von Felten didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute, Claudio Caniggia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iwan Lepucki was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Dave Efrayim spun around in front of the goal 89 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of LavAzzA's goal. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's goalkeeper Marta Pressley, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.