Friendly League

Cuervo Loco
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sahat Levandy made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Toninelli in the 4th minute of play forced Cuervo Loco FC's goalkeeper Bogdan Stelea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lulina FC's goalkeeper Aníbal Albarran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Lautaro Martínez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, Cuervo Loco FC's Aníbal Albarran threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lautaro Martínez, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 12th minute Lautaro Martínez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aníbal Albarran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aníbal Albarran was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lautaro Martínez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lautaro Martínez in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aníbal Albarran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aníbal Albarran didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Martínez went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 23rd minute of the match Cuervo Loco FC got a corner. Lulina FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Boleslaw Puszynski ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Cuervo Loco FC's corner Leonardo Ponzio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aníbal Albarran quite easily take care of the ball. In the 27th match minute, Cuervo Loco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Huang Kang Zhen to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Cuervo Loco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sahat Levandy came free, but Bogdan Stelea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Lautaro Martínez lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Aníbal Albarran. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Martínez in the 36th minute of play forced Lulina FC's goalkeeper Aníbal Albarran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aníbal Albarran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Martínez in the 37th minute of the match. In the 41st match minute, Cuervo Loco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Capixaba to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute, Cuervo Loco FC's Lautaro Martínez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-0. In the 47th minute Lautaro Martínez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aníbal Albarran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lautaro Martínez in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aníbal Albarran saved Lulina FC from getting behind. Lautaro Martínez struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Aníbal Albarran didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cuervo Loco FC. In the 56th match minute, Lulina FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeff Townson to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute of the match Cuervo Loco FC got a corner. Lulina FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Boleslaw Puszynski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Aníbal Albarran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Martínez, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After some careless play in the Lulina FC defense, Lautaro Martínez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aníbal Albarran. The Lulina FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aníbal Albarran should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lautaro Martínez in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aníbal Albarran saved Lulina FC from getting behind. Lautaro Martínez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bogdan Stelea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Di Piazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Cuervo Loco FC's Lautaro Martínez in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lulina FC's goalie prevented a goal. 72 minutes into the game, Cuervo Loco FC's Liu Le Chen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aníbal Albarran made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Cuervo Loco FC made a substitution. Zé Pedro Coelho replaced Leonardo Ponzio. Bogdan Stelea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sahat Levandy, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Lautaro Martínez might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aníbal Albarran. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Martínez ran back to his position shaking his head. Aníbal Albarran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Martínez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aníbal Albarran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Le Chen in the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Lulina FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Martínez came free, but Aníbal Albarran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cuervo Loco FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Boleslaw Puszynski in the 86th minute. The corner led Cuervo Loco FC's Boleslaw Puszynski to fire away a dangerous shot which Aníbal Albarran despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 88th minute, Lautaro Martínez made a precise shot to the right of Aníbal Albarran. Lulina FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. Aníbal Albarran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Martínez's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Huang Kang Zhen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aníbal Albarran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Martínez in the 95th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cuervo Loco FC had won after a very even match.