Friendly League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ata Bircan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Tytus Lichucki was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Epifanio Iratzeder in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ata Bircan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 7thth minute tested the skills of Epifanio Iratzeder when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Artetas artilleri's goalkeeper Epifanio Iratzeder, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ata Bircan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Epifanio Iratzeder having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Abraham in the 12th minute of play forced Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alisson Becker didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Noel Abraham went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 21 minutes into the game, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Ata Bircan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Epifanio Iratzeder made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 24th minute Joakim Brandin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Artetas artilleri's goalkeeper Epifanio Iratzeder had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ata Bircan. The audience was convinced that Ata Bircan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Epifanio Iratzeder was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ata Bircan in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Epifanio Iratzeder saved Artetas artilleri from getting behind. After 30 minutes Artetas artilleri's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tytus Lichucki who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Liverpool F.C. YNWA's corner Tytus Lichucki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Epifanio Iratzeder quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Ronconi in the 32nd minute of play forced Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joakim Brandin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Artetas artilleri's goalkeeper Epifanio Iratzeder, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Brandin in the 39th minute of play forced Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alisson Becker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joakim Brandin's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Noel Abraham made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Ata Bircan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Iratzeder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joakim Brandin in the 62nd minute of play. Ata Bircan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Epifanio Iratzeder read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Ata Bircan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Epifanio Iratzeder. Artetas artilleri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ata Bircan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 74 minutes into the match, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalkeeper Alisson Becker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noel Abraham. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Artetas artilleri's goalkeeper Epifanio Iratzeder, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Artetas artilleri made a substitution. Gabriel Martinelli replaced Brian Jones. 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 84th minute. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Marinos Sidiropoulos sped through Artetas artilleri's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Epifanio Iratzeder. 89 minutes into the game, Joakim Brandin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alisson Becker. Joakim Brandin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-2. After 92 minutes of play, Artetas artilleri's Joakim Brandin made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alisson Becker was left in no man's land by his defense there! The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.