Friendly League

Los Muchachos del 86
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hernan Lano started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Soroca F.C.'s Adrián Espadas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Atahan Balon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Babbis Boukouvalas got a throw-in 8 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Asiz Soon. In the 10th minute Adrián Espadas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atahan Balon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernan Lano in the 12th minute of play forced Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atahan Balon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernan Lano in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute Soroca F.C. were awarded a corner. Cyprien Combaz went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Iordanis Karatzaferis managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Adrián Espadas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Atahan Balon having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Asiz Soon got free with Dan Wennerqvist in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Hernan Lano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Adrián Espadas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Adrián Espadas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atahan Balon was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Los Muchachos del 86's Atahan Balon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrián Espadas in the 25th minute of play. After some careless play in the Los Muchachos del 86 defense, Adrián Espadas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Atahan Balon. The Los Muchachos del 86 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Atahan Balon should have stopped the shot. 32 minutes into the game, Soroca F.C.'s Adrián Espadas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Atahan Balon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrián Espadas in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atahan Balon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The attack was good, but when Adrián Espadas in the 34th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 37 minutes into the match, Adrián Espadas notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Los Muchachos del 86's Atahan Balon. Atahan Balon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Adrián Espadas might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Atahan Balon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adrián Espadas ran back to his position shaking his head. Atahan Balon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrián Espadas in the 40th minute of play. Dan Wennerqvist made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Ricardo-Enrique Bochini sent off a good shot on target. If Amador Venceslao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Dan Wennerqvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernan Lano in the 47th minute of play forced Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Saverio Brion stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Babbis Boukouvalas kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Soroca F.C.'s Atahan Balon threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Adrián Espadas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 57th minute, Saverio Brion ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dan Wennerqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Soroca F.C. made a substitution. Gustavo Tartalo replaced Amador Venceslao. Hernan Lano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hernan Lano got free with Atahan Balon in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Răzvan Necula's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atahan Balon was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Soroca F.C. were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after Los Muchachos del 86's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Godofredo Quilino took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Godofredo Quilino got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Atahan Balon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dan Wennerqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo-Enrique Bochini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Los Muchachos del 86 defense, Răzvan Necula kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Atahan Balon. The Los Muchachos del 86 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Atahan Balon should have stopped the shot. Los Muchachos del 86's Fabio Bencivenni was substituted for Ricardo-Enrique Bochini. Los Muchachos del 86's Damian Honesto was substituted for Saverio Brion. Răzvan Necula's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Atahan Balon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. In the 82nd minute Răzvan Necula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atahan Balon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atahan Balon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Răzvan Necula went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-6 was the resulting score. After 85 played minutes Soroca F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Cássio Zonta. Dan Wennerqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Honesto, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Hernan Lano's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 89thth minute, Atahan Balon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 91st minute, Răzvan Necula 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. When Babbis Boukouvalas was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 92 minutes had been played. In the 93rd minute, Babbis Boukouvalas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute, Hernan Lano 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. The Soroca F.C. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.