Friendly League

Joe Valacci Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Simoneta FC's Augusto Tiniebra started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Igor Furgal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iwan Nakoneczny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Tiniebra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julian Mannuel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Rossi in the 10th minute of the match. Julian Mannuel made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Igor Furgal sent off a good shot on target. Arkadiusz Ruzicki hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Julian Mannuel was a little too slow when Arkadiusz Ruzicki got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 25th minute, Igor Furgal 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. In the 28th minute Damaso Gustau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwan Nakoneczny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julian Mannuel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Furgal in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute of the match, Igor Furgal tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julian Mannuel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 33 minutes into the match, Kliczek&Syn's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Mitxaut came free, but Iwan Nakoneczny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julian Mannuel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Acep Abidin in the 35th minute of play. Igor Furgal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Kliczek&Syn booed when Simoneta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafino Rivero didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Kliczek&Syn's Arkadiusz Ruzicki got a free kick in the 44th minute. After 46 minutes, Maximino Ursino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Simoneta FC and the Kliczek&Syn players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Kliczek&Syn booed when Simoneta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximino Ursino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st minute, Acep Abidin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Tiniebra in the 52nd minute of play forced Kliczek&Syn's goalkeeper Iwan Nakoneczny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Tiniebra came free with the goalkeeper in the 53rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Iwan Nakoneczny could save by the left post. A collision led to Simoneta FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Melchor Oxel hit a great ball. Julian Mannuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Furgal, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Furgal in the 58th minute of play forced Simoneta FC's goalkeeper Julian Mannuel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julian Mannuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radomir Podolski, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Simoneta FC's Julian Mannuel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radomir Podolski in the 62nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Simoneta FC's zone, Arkadiusz Ruzicki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julian Mannuel came out of the goal and Arkadiusz Ruzicki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Simoneta FC made a substitution. Rodolfo Iztal replaced Jonatan Pancho. Simoneta FC made a substitution. Cecilio Quiroga replaced Humberto Mitxaut. Miroslaw Dzerwucki's late challenge caught a Simoneta FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Miroslaw Dzerwucki helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th minute, one of Kliczek&Syn:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Kliczek&Syn. If Radomir Podolski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Furgal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julian Mannuel having to interfere. If Igor Furgal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 82 played minutes Kliczek&Syn got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiusz Ruzicki. Paolo Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julian Mannuel having to interfere. Igor Furgal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julian Mannuel having to interfere. Igor Furgal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Julian Mannuel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Simoneta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Paolo Rossi came free, but Julian Mannuel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Paolo Rossi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julian Mannuel. Simoneta FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paolo Rossi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. There was no doubt that Kliczek&Syn were the better team. Kliczek&Syn's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.