Friendly League

The Argie Legends
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) ARGIES's Pierre-Antoine Naudon 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. In the 5thth minute of the game Pierre-Antoine Naudon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AA Bełchatów's Leonard Rosen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Best Castray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitinho de Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Vitinho de Barros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Best Castray was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 18 minutes into the match, Vitinho de Barros notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of ARGIES's Best Castray. Best Castray was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Vitinho de Barros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Best Castray was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. The AA Bełchatów fans' excitement grew in the 24th match minute when AA Bełchatów's Vitinho de Barros looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Pierre-Antoine Naudon had several of the AA Bełchatów's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 32 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-3 score and a disappointed Leonard Rosen as he didn't even see the shot coming. 39 minutes into the match, ARGIES's goal looked a bit too open when Vitinho de Barros came free, but Best Castray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, ARGIES's goal looked a bit too open when Vitinho de Barros came free, but Best Castray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vitinho de Barros scored 2-4 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Best Castray, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vitinho de Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Best Castray having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vitinho de Barros to make the kick off. Vitinho de Barros's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Best Castray read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. After some careless play in the ARGIES defense, Vitinho de Barros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Best Castray. The ARGIES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Best Castray should have stopped the shot. AA Bełchatów's Mariusz Basaik quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Benigno Jatsu, made in the 65th minute of the game. AA Bełchatów's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Isaac Ignazio in the 67th minute. After taking down the ball on AA Bełchatów's corner Vitinho de Barros fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Best Castray quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vitinho de Barros got free with Best Castray in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leonard Rosen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Pueblo in the 76th minute of the match. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind ARGIES's goalkeeper Best Castray, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leonard Rosen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierre-Antoine Naudon, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 84 minutes into the game, Vitinho de Barros recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Best Castray. Vitinho de Barros showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-6. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind ARGIES's goalkeeper Best Castray, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vitinho de Barros might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Best Castray. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vitinho de Barros ran back to his position shaking his head. ARGIES's Best Castray proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save ARGIES from getting a goal against them. Best Castray made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vitinho de Barros in the 93rd minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. AA Bełchatów had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.