Friendly League

Estadio Jorge L.H.
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Sydney FC's Thorben Rittmann started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gavino Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adnan Tilner in the 3rd minute of play. Gavino Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kees Plappert in the 4th minute of play. The supporters of Sydney FC booed when ★ᴇꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴀɴᴛᴇꜱ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴀ★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saverio Ladio didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to ★ᴇꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴀɴᴛᴇꜱ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴀ★ getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Bruno Ekialde hit a great ball. After some careless play in the ★ᴇꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴀɴᴛᴇꜱ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴀ★ defense, Thorben Rittmann kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gavino Orlan. The ★ᴇꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴀɴᴛᴇꜱ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴀ★ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gavino Orlan should have stopped the shot. When Celestino Mingo came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the ★ᴇꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴀɴᴛᴇꜱ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴀ★ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Celestino Mingo couldn't finish the play. Gavino Orlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeo Heinlein in the 20th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernst Schnur during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sydney FC! After 34 played minutes ★ᴇꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴀɴᴛᴇꜱ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴀ★ got a freekick which was hit by Prospero Polentzi. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celestino Mingo in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Florian Guderian saved Sydney FC from getting behind. If Bartolomeo Heinlein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, ★ᴇꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴀɴᴛᴇꜱ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴀ★'s goal looked a bit too open when Bartolomeo Heinlein came free, but Gavino Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ★ᴇꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴀɴᴛᴇꜱ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴀ★ getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Prospero Polentzi hit a great ball. In the 44th minute, Bartolomeo Heinlein got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Celestino Mingo made a kick off. Gavino Orlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeo Heinlein in the 53rd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the game, Bartolomeo Heinlein cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Gavino Orlan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to ★ᴇꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴀɴᴛᴇꜱ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴀ★ getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Dalmacio Oihenarte hit a great ball. Thorben Rittmann, 60 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 64 minutes into the match, Sydney FC's goal looked a bit too open when Celestino Mingo came free, but Florian Guderian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Prospero Polentzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Florian Guderian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Celestino Mingo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Guderian having to interfere. ★ᴇꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴀɴᴛᴇꜱ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴀ★'s Celestino Mingo got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ★ᴇꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴀɴᴛᴇꜱ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴀ★'s Gavino Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierre Möhn in the 73rd minute of play. A collision led to Sydney FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Thorben Rittmann hit a great ball. 79 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Sydney FC's Bartolomeo Heinlein fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Florian Guderian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Bartoleme, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Gavino Orlan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adnan Tilner in the 87th minute. Thorben Rittmann took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gavino Orlan. Gavino Orlan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5.