Friendly League

LA ESTANCIA
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Myroslav Akymenko took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Isazi in the 2nd minute of play forced FC Ruh Lviv's goalkeeper Andriy Trubin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Northern California booed when FC Ruh Lviv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yarema Rybka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian da Rocha's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Andriy Trubin firmly grabbed it by the left post. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Danylo Bandera sped through Northern California's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Domingos Savier. In the 25th minute, Yarema Rybka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yarema Rybka hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. With a little luck, FC Ruh Lviv's Andriy Trubin got control of the ball when Gustavo Isazi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th minute Northern California were awarded a corner. Luciano Goizeder went to the cornerflag to take it. FC Ruh Lviv's Andriy Trubin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save FC Ruh Lviv from getting a goal against them. 31 minutes into the match, Northern California's goal looked a bit too open when Myroslav Akymenko came free, but Domingos Savier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Ruh Lviv's Myroslav Akymenko got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 39th minute, Danylo Bandera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Pablo Henrico managed to get in a good position for a shot. Northern California's supporters rose to their feet, but Pablo Henrico was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andriy Trubin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the FC Ruh Lviv defense, Cristian da Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andriy Trubin. The FC Ruh Lviv fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andriy Trubin should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gustavo Isazi made a kick off. In the 50th minute Luciano Goizeder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andriy Trubin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 52 played minutes Northern California got a freekick which was hit by Severo Pacho. Myroslav Akymenko shot from long distance in the 53rd minute, but Domingos Savier was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Cristian da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andriy Trubin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Isazi in the 59th minute of play. Myroslav Akymenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Domingos Savier made a huge save. 70 minutes into the match, Gustavo Isazi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andriy Trubin. FC Ruh Lviv's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustavo Isazi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Luciano Goizeder scored 3-2 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andriy Trubin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Andriy Trubin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Henrico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Myroslav Akymenko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Domingos Savier made a huge save. Andriy Trubin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustavo Isazi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andriy Trubin having to make a save. In the 88th minute Gustavo Isazi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andriy Trubin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 89 played minutes Northern California got a freekick which was hit by Anastasio Playo. The supporters of FC Ruh Lviv booed when Northern California was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. 张阳强 didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Myroslav Akymenko came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the FC Ruh Lviv 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 Myroslav Akymenko couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Northern California had won after a very even match.