Friendly League

Saliceto Panaro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arturo Zapolski took the kick off in the first half of the match. LEBEG Team's attentive Fabio Di Meo managed to snatch the ball when Aldaír Correia made a throw-in in the 4th minute of the game. 5 minutes into the match, Arturo Zapolski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vladimiro Matai. ADCR Loreto United FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arturo Zapolski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. ADCR Loreto United FC's Vladimiro Matai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save ADCR Loreto United FC from getting a goal against them. Thiago Leiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sálvio Ribeiro in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match ADCR Loreto United FC got a corner. LEBEG Team's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cesário Abrantes ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led ADCR Loreto United FC's José Fonte to fire away a dangerous shot which Thiago Leiva despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Bolli Boll sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladimiro Matai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Zapolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 23 played minutes LEBEG Team got a freekick which was hit by Tadas Eigirdas. The throw-in from Aldaír Correia in the 32nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by LEBEG Team's Alberto Verna. Vladimiro Matai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Zapolski in the 34th minute of play. The corner led to LEBEG Team's Delmiro Etxekopar getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Vladimiro Matai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Zapolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in ADCR Loreto United FC's zone, Arturo Zapolski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladimiro Matai came out of the goal and Arturo Zapolski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind ADCR Loreto United FC's goalkeeper Vladimiro Matai, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bolli Boll might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vladimiro Matai. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bolli Boll ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 57th minute, Arturo Zapolski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. ADCR Loreto United FC's Vladimiro Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Zapolski in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute Arturo Zapolski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiro Matai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LEBEG Team's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bolli Boll in the 62nd minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Alberto Verna advanced and headed the ball into goal, 2-0 in the 62nd minute. Alberto Verna's late challenge caught a ADCR Loreto United FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alberto Verna helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, LEBEG Team's Alberto Verna got a free kick in the 70th minute. Vladimiro Matai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Zapolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Arturo Zapolski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimiro Matai was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. ADCR Loreto United FC's Vladimiro Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Zapolski in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, ADCR Loreto United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Zapolski came free, but Vladimiro Matai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, LEBEG Team's Thiago Leiva got control of the ball when Cesário Abrantes tried to sneak it across the goal line. LEBEG Team were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after ADCR Loreto United FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bolli Boll took the corner. Thiago Leiva was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Sálvio Ribeiro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sálvio Ribeiro really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. LEBEG Team had won after a very even match.