Friendly League

LauerArena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, LauerArmy's Radowit Budrewicz got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Rafaela FC from getting a goal against them. Murilo Cabral who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 7thth minute tested the skills of Inocencio Veronica when he managed to save the team from getting behind. LauerArmy's Atakan Oykan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ross Strong in the 15th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atakan Oykan saved LauerArmy from getting behind. With his leg Inocencio Veronica managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when LauerArmy's Murilo Cabral fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 21 played minutes LauerArmy got a freekick which was hit by Alkis Semertzidis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arí Pereira in the 23rd minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atakan Oykan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ross Strong, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ross Strong in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atakan Oykan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ross Strong sped through LauerArmy's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Atakan Oykan. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arí Pereira in the 28th minute of the match. LauerArmy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Konstanty Kojder in the 30th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Salim Lelono heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Inocencio Veronica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murilo Cabral in the 32nd minute of play. Inocencio Veronica made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Murilo Cabral sent off a good shot on target. Inocencio Veronica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arí Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nico Veit kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Inocencio Veronica was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Radowit Budrewicz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 41 minute of play. Yani Shtonov kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 48th minute, Ross Strong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rafaela FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Arí Pereira hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salim Lelono in the 60th minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Inocencio Veronica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murilo Cabral in the 63rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Rafaela FC's Ross Strong got a free kick in the 66th minute. Octavio Gonzo's late challenge caught a LauerArmy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Octavio Gonzo helped the player get up and apologised. Octavio Gonzo kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Octavio Gonzo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rafaela FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Octavio Gonzo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atakan Oykan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Atakan Oykan made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Octavio Gonzo sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Rafaela FC booed when LauerArmy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arí Pereira didn't get a good kick on the ball. LauerArmy made a substitution. Angelo Teixeira replaced Arí Pereira. In the 92nd match minute, LauerArmy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstanty Kojder to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute of the match LauerArmy got a corner. Rafaela FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Konstanty Kojder ran over to the corner to take the kick. LauerArmy's Konstanty Kojder was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Inocencio Veronica in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Nico Veit was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 98 minutes into the match. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Nico Veit hit a great ball. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstanty Kojder in the 99th minute of play. The LauerArmy supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Rafaela FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Rafaela FC.