Friendly League

Estádio Tucuns
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kiki Monginsidi started the match with the kick off. Janne Oblak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vito Batista in the 3rd minute. Kiki Monginsidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 4th minute Kiki Monginsidi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Eduardo Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner ended in Luan Luan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but LeicestersKickers's Janne Oblak did a great save. In the 16th minute Kiki Monginsidi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Eduardo Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kiki Monginsidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the game, LeicestersKickers's Kiki Monginsidi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Eduardo Garcia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Janne Oblak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elias Glad in the 23rd minute. Kiki Monginsidi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luís Eduardo Garcia having to make a save. Kiki Monginsidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 28 minutes into the match, LeicestersKickers's goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Jakobe came free, but Janne Oblak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Xipoko were awarded a corner. Luan Luan went to the cornerflag to take it. Ernest Knowles was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Elias Glad hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Cristóvão de Moraes made a precise shot to the right of Luís Eduardo Garcia. Xipoko's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. A collision led to Xipoko getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Nuno Mineiro hit a great ball. After 44 played minutes LeicestersKickers got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Engman. With a little luck, LeicestersKickers's Janne Oblak got control of the ball when Fábio Cardoso tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Xipoko players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. LeicestersKickers were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vito Batista made a kick off. Elias Glad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Janne Oblak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kiki Monginsidi might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Eduardo Garcia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kiki Monginsidi ran back to his position shaking his head. Vito Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Janne Oblak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 62 played minutes LeicestersKickers got a freekick which was hit by Per-Åke Vedholm. If Kiki Monginsidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. LeicestersKickers's Marshall Gwin was substituted for Kiki Monginsidi. Marshall Gwin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsenio Jakobe in the 73rd minute of play forced LeicestersKickers's goalkeeper Janne Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute of the match Xipoko got a corner. LeicestersKickers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luan Luan ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Fábio Cardoso heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 78th minute, Marshall Gwin made a precise shot to the right of Luís Eduardo Garcia. Xipoko's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Xipoko's Fábio Cardoso suffered a concussion after 81 minutes and had to leave the field. Sebastian Engman charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sebastian Engman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luan Luan walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. In the 85th minute, Emil Billing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind LeicestersKickers's goalkeeper Janne Oblak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th minute, Vito Batista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xipoko fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. After 93 played minutes Xipoko got a freekick which was hit by Ezequiel Ramalho. A hard shot 94 in the game by Marshall Gwin from a close distance when the talented Luís Eduardo Garcia managed to make a qualified save. Xipoko's players were relieved. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Marshall Gwin sped through Xipoko's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luís Eduardo Garcia. Chants of LeicestersKickers echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Xipoko had held the ball for most of the match.