Friendly League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ata Bircan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tilemachos Romanidis in the 2nd minute of play forced SELEVASCO's goalkeeper Nico Pizzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Tytus Lichucki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nico Pizzi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After having played for 6 minutes, Ata Bircan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ata Bircan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Eelco Sloothaak fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Liverpool F.C. YNWA's protests and gave Eelco Sloothaak a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Eelco Sloothaak got a free kick in the 8th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ata Bircan in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nico Pizzi saved SELEVASCO from getting behind. Alisson Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renato Paraíba, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. If Ata Bircan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nico Pizzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ata Bircan in the 25th minute of the match. Cãtãlin Hâldan scored 0-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alisson Becker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ata Bircan took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nico Pizzi. Nico Pizzi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renato Paraíba in the 46th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dimitri Payet to make the kick off. Nico Pizzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ata Bircan in the 57th minute of play. Nico Pizzi came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Ata Bircan. But to his dismay, Ata Bircan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ata Bircan in the 60th minute of play forced SELEVASCO's goalkeeper Nico Pizzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's attentive Panos Zounis managed to snatch the ball when Kang Kun Chen made a throw-in in the 64th minute of the game. Nico Pizzi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ata Bircan's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. A collision led to Liverpool F.C. YNWA getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Panos Zounis hit a great ball. Liverpool F.C. YNWA made a substitution. Miltos Katevatis replaced Dominik Zawacki. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marinos Sidiropoulos in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nico Pizzi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Renato Paraíba took the ball and in the 83 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 4-2. SELEVASCO's Nico Pizzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marinos Sidiropoulos in the 91st minute of play. In the 94th 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: 5-2.