Friendly League

ESPRESSO
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in LavAzzA's zone, Pedro Augusto Maranhense stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iwan Lepucki came out of the goal and Pedro Augusto Maranhense tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Iwan Lepucki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Augusto Maranhense in the 15th minute of the match. LavAzzA's Iwan Lepucki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Augusto Maranhense in the 20th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, LavAzzA's goal looked a bit too open when George Kitching came free, but Iwan Lepucki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ssc Napoli's Ray Folwill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute of the match LavAzzA got a corner. Ssc Napoli's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amerigo Labarra ran over to the corner to take the kick. Xu Rong Chao hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute, Gaudencio Lekubegi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ray Folwill. The goal made the score 1-0. 42 minutes into the match, Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper Ray Folwill had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcus Skytt. Iwan Lepucki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mai Zhan Shu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute of the match Ssc Napoli got a corner. LavAzzA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Roberto Toro ran over to the corner to take the kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gaudencio Lekubegi to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Marcus Skytt managed to get in a good position for a shot. LavAzzA's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcus Skytt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ray Folwill breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Iwan Lepucki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Augusto Maranhense in the 59th minute of the match. Xu Rong Chao charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xu Rong Chao the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 60 played minutes LavAzzA got a freekick which was hit by Xu Rong Chao. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Marcus Skytt managed to get in a good position for a shot. LavAzzA's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcus Skytt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ray Folwill breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 67th minute, Gaudencio Lekubegi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the match, Ssc Napoli's goal looked a bit too open when Gaudencio Lekubegi came free, but Ray Folwill reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amerigo Labarra took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ray Folwill. Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mason McCann's late challenge caught a LavAzzA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mason McCann helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in Ssc Napoli's zone, Gaudencio Lekubegi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ray Folwill came out of the goal and Gaudencio Lekubegi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mai Zhan Shu got free with Iwan Lepucki in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ssc Napoli's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.