Friendly League

Joe Valacci Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Igor Furgal got the match started through his kick off. Paolo Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso having to interfere. Iwan Nakoneczny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Morel, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 5 minutes in the game, Paolo Rossi fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Igor Furgal in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Furgal in the 15th minute of the match. In the 19th minute of the match Kliczek&Syn got a corner. Magallanes's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kajetan Gregorczyk ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kliczek&Syn's Kajetan Gregorczyk was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With an all-out effort, Kliczek&Syn's Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Paolo Rossi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 2-0 became the score in the 25th minute when Igor Furgal elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Rossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bartlomiej Rzeszutko during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Magallanes booed when Kliczek&Syn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartlomiej Rzeszutko didn't get a good kick on the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Magallanes's Elpidio Banda broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 45th minute Igor Furgal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iwan Nakoneczny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeo Morel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romeo Morel to make the kick off. Acep Abidin struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kliczek&Syn. Erik Serpa made in the 60th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Romeo Morel however managed to control. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Igor Furgal's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso 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 67th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Paolo Rossi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kliczek&Syn's supporters rose to their feet, but Paolo Rossi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paolo Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Magallanes's zone, Acep Abidin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso came out of the goal and Acep Abidin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kliczek&Syn's Baldemar Cienfuegos was substituted for Radomir Podolski. After a defensive mix-up in Magallanes's zone, Acep Abidin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso came out of the goal and Acep Abidin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 80 minutes of play, Kliczek&Syn's Igor Furgal made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 86th minute, Igor Furgal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. When Acep Abidin came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Kliczek&Syn fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Acep Abidin couldn't finish the play. There was no doubt that Kliczek&Syn were the better team. Kliczek&Syn's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.