Friendly League

Roberto H. Pizzio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wilian Lopez took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murillo Paranaense in the 5th minute of play forced Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goalkeeper Arturo Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goal looked a bit too open when Murillo Paranaense came free, but Arturo Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arturo Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilian Lopez in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th match minute, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiburcio Acevedo to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute Wilian Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arturo Lopez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilian Lopez's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. In the 35th match minute, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnoldo Mendez to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Lunáticos's Hortêncio Cruz got a free kick in the 38th minute. Arturo Lopez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilian Lopez's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilian Lopez in the 46th minute of play forced Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goalkeeper Arturo Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sun Sang Bin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Gคгςђ๏Ŧค got a freekick which was hit by Fermin Baladi. Dennis Rechnitzer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sun Sang Bin, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Wilian Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lunáticos's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilian Lopez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arturo Lopez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's zone, Wilian Lopez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arturo Lopez came out of the goal and Wilian Lopez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dennis Rechnitzer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hristo Stoiberg in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Gabriel Filletti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sun Sang Bin in the 79th minute of play forced Lunáticos's goalkeeper Dennis Rechnitzer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lunáticos's Dennis Rechnitzer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elia Sorrentino in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute of the match, Murillo Paranaense tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Arturo Lopez saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Through an outstanding action, after 92 minutes, Arturo Lopez successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.