Friendly League

Juniors Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Geert Wijgaert got the match started through his kick off. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Efe Suheyl in the 2nd minute of play. 3 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Efe Suheyl came free, but Lara Guadalupi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastian Kazczyk got free with Lara Guadalupi in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alisson Becker came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by MAGNIFICOS.FC's Geert Wijgaert. But to his dismay, Geert Wijgaert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The supporters of Real Juniors booed when MAGNIFICOS.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdinando Pace didn't get a good kick on the ball. 13 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Efe Suheyl came free, but Lara Guadalupi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 18 minutes MAGNIFICOS.FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roland Redondo who took care of the corner kick. In the 22nd minute of the match, Ahmet Efe Suheyl tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lara Guadalupi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Real Juniors booed when MAGNIFICOS.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Lalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geert Wijgaert in the 26th minute of play forced Real Juniors's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geert Wijgaert in the 27th minute of play. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geert Wijgaert in the 29th minute of play. After 33 played minutes MAGNIFICOS.FC got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Lalla. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sebastian Kazczyk in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lara Guadalupi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in MAGNIFICOS.FC's zone, Ahmet Efe Suheyl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lara Guadalupi came out of the goal and Ahmet Efe Suheyl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sebastian Kazczyk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Lara Guadalupi made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Geert Wijgaert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alisson Becker was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. 43 minutes into the match, Geert Wijgaert notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Real Juniors's Alisson Becker. Alisson Becker was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ahmet Efe Suheyl to make the kick off. Ahmet Efe Suheyl recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lara Guadalupi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Efe Suheyl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Alisson Becker threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Paul Albeanu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ahmet Efe Suheyl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Lara Guadalupi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geert Wijgaert got free with Alisson Becker in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 70 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Efe Suheyl came free, but Lara Guadalupi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Efe Suheyl in the 76th minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the MAGNIFICOS.FC defense, Ahmet Efe Suheyl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lara Guadalupi. The MAGNIFICOS.FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lara Guadalupi should have stopped the shot. Lara Guadalupi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Efe Suheyl in the 81st minute of play. Alisson Becker came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by MAGNIFICOS.FC's Geert Wijgaert. But to his dismay, Geert Wijgaert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Lara Guadalupi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Kazczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lara Guadalupi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Efe Suheyl, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After 90 played minutes MAGNIFICOS.FC got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinando Pace. MAGNIFICOS.FC made a substitution. Valério Ortiz replaced Geert Wijgaert. Ahmet Efe Suheyl might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lara Guadalupi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ahmet Efe Suheyl ran back to his position shaking his head. Lara Guadalupi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Efe Suheyl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Real Juniors's defense didn't have a chance, in the 98th minute, when Valério Ortiz scored to the left of an out of position Alisson Becker, making the score, 1-5. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. MAGNIFICOS.FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.