Friendly League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ata Bircan started the match with the kick off. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Damian Maftei got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martinez Cines in the 8th minute of the match. Aguinaga Nebot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ata Bircan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If İbrahim Volkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esmeraldas S.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Ata Bircan scored to the left of an out of position Aguinaga Nebot, making the score, 1-0. Aguinaga Nebot was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Ata Bircan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ata Bircan really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After a rather tough play, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Tilemachos Romanidis got a free kick in the 24th minute. After 25 played minutes Esmeraldas S.C. got a freekick which was hit by Celso Villamediana. Alisson Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefanos Terzopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İbrahim Volkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İbrahim Volkan in the 31st minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Cesare Maldini threw the ball into play from the sideline. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Stefanos Terzopoulos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by İbrahim Volkan in the 40th 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. İbrahim Volkan took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alisson Becker. Alisson Becker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 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 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Damian Maftei to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ata Bircan in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aguinaga Nebot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 74 minutes Esmeraldas S.C.'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 Aguinaga Nebot quite easily take care of the ball. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefanos Terzopoulos in the 78th minute of the match. Aguinaga Nebot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marinos Sidiropoulos in the 79th minute of play. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marinos Sidiropoulos in the 79th minute of play. After some careless play in the Liverpool F.C. YNWA defense, Damian Maftei kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alisson Becker. The Liverpool F.C. YNWA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alisson Becker should have stopped the shot. Liverpool F.C. YNWA made a substitution. Panos Zounis replaced Tilemachos Romanidis. A collision led to Liverpool F.C. YNWA getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Marinos Sidiropoulos hit a great ball. In the 86th minute Esmeraldas S.C. were awarded a corner. Stefanos Terzopoulos went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Stefanos Terzopoulos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Alisson Becker did a great save. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Maftei in the 91st minute of the match. 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.