Friendly League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Nuno de Andrade started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Tilemachos Romanidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Liverpool F.C. YNWA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Noroeste Paulista's goalkeeper Damaso Roldanillo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Damaso Roldanillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tilemachos Romanidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. With a little luck, Noroeste Paulista's Damaso Roldanillo got control of the ball when Ata Bircan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tilemachos Romanidis was extremely unlucky when he, in the 23rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ata Bircan got free with Damaso Roldanillo in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Liverpool F.C. YNWA booed when Noroeste Paulista was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Tytus Lichucki in the 30th minute really tested Damaso Roldanillo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Tytus Lichucki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damaso Roldanillo having to interfere. Ata Bircan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Damaso Roldanillo made a huge save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

53 minutes into the game, Germano Barata threw the ball into play from the sideline. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Mario Napolitano quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Damaso Roldanillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ata Bircan in the 55th minute of play. Damaso Roldanillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ata Bircan, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tytus Lichucki in the 61st minute. Damaso Roldanillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ata Bircan in the 64th minute of the match. After 73 minutes of play, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Ata Bircan made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Damaso Roldanillo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 81 minutes into the match, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Marinos Sidiropoulos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Damaso Roldanillo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Damaso Roldanillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tilemachos Romanidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Marinos Sidiropoulos in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Noroeste Paulista's goalie prevented a goal. In the 86th minute, Marinos Sidiropoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Liverpool F.C. YNWA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Zé Augusto Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zé Augusto Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st minute there was a penalty for Liverpool F.C. YNWA. Dominik Zawacki stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Damaso Roldanillo. 7-0. After 94 minutes of play, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Marinos Sidiropoulos made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Damaso Roldanillo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Liverpool F.C. YNWA were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Noroeste Paulista for a fine match.