Friendly League

Stadion Nieciece
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nieciece's Witold Bycofski 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. Pablo Lohitzun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Witold Bycofski in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute Dragomir Breković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo Lohitzun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Enzo Salvadore in the 9th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Expresso Ranelagh's Aldo Gorosti. Mateusz Hajto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetoslav Vardarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pablo Lohitzun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witold Bycofski in the 14th minute of play. Mateusz Hajto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetoslav Vardarov in the 16th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Svetoslav Vardarov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mateusz Hajto. Nieciece's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Svetoslav Vardarov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nieciece's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Victor Chus was slow to take the kick. During this time Expresso Ranelagh's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Expresso Ranelagh's Victor Chus to fire away a dangerous shot which Mateusz Hajto despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to Expresso Ranelagh getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Cornel Mutu hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Svetoslav Vardarov in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mateusz Hajto saved Nieciece from getting behind. Mateusz Hajto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetoslav Vardarov in the 32nd minute of play. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nieciece's goalkeeper Mateusz Hajto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th minute Svetoslav Vardarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateusz Hajto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nieciece's Mateusz Hajto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetoslav Vardarov in the 42nd minute of play. Expresso Ranelagh's Aldo Gorosti managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Enzo Salvadore in the 46 minute of the game. After the first half Expresso Ranelagh were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Nieciece made a substitution. Miromir Kazanowski replaced Dragomir Breković. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Svetoslav Vardarov to strike the kick off in the second half. Mateusz Hajto came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Expresso Ranelagh's Svetoslav Vardarov. But to his dismay, Svetoslav Vardarov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Mateusz Hajto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svetoslav Vardarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Mateusz Hajto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetoslav Vardarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Svetoslav Vardarov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mateusz Hajto. That made the score 0-3 in the 71 minute of play. Nieciece's Mateusz Hajto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetoslav Vardarov in the 75th minute of play. Expresso Ranelagh's Honorato Chap was substituted for Victor de Souza. Expresso Ranelagh were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Nieciece's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Victor Chus took the corner. The corner ended in Victor Chus almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Nieciece's Mateusz Hajto did a great save. The Expresso Ranelagh fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Expresso Ranelagh's Tobias Sergi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Tobias Sergi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mateusz Hajto was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. The Expresso Ranelagh supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Expresso Ranelagh would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.