Friendly League

Stadio Cornaredo
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Charis Droumalias kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulric Donsante in the 4th minute of play forced Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Charilaos Iakovatos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute Florian Diederich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charilaos Iakovatos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Charilaos Iakovatos was a little too slow when Odysseus De Souza got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 1-0. Odysseus De Souza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Charilaos Iakovatos made a huge save. 16 minutes into the game, Nikos Tsimilis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Seahawks V55's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Lugano the free kick. After 19 minutes of play, FC Lugano's Ulric Donsante made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Charilaos Iakovatos was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Iordanis Christodoulakis fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Seahawks V55's protests and gave Iordanis Christodoulakis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th minute, Guido Emennegger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th match minute, FC Lugano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximilian Buser to maneuver through the defense. After 29 played minutes, Seahawks V55's Iordanis Christodoulakis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Max Sevier came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Seahawks V55 reached it. If Ulric Donsante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Charilaos Iakovatos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Odysseus De Souza's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. In the 35th minute, Daniil Kouroupetroglou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Seahawks V55's Charilaos Iakovatos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Seahawks V55 from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Odysseus De Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Lugano's supporters rose to their feet, but Odysseus De Souza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Charilaos Iakovatos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 44 minutes of play Seahawks V55's Iordanis Christodoulakis was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of FC Lugano booed when Seahawks V55 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iordanis Christodoulakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Lugano's Guido Emennegger couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 45th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Seahawks V55. After 47 minutes, Tiziano Gamache made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Seahawks V55's Charilaos Iakovatos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Tiziano Gamache made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Seahawks V55 booed when FC Lugano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Diederich didn't get a good kick on the ball. 58 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's Florian Diederich sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Charilaos Iakovatos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiziano Gamache in the 60th minute of play forced Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Charilaos Iakovatos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Tiziano Gamache left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Lugano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Seahawks V55's Charilaos Iakovatos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiziano Gamache in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Tiziano Gamache ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Charilaos Iakovatos was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. The FC Lugano fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when FC Lugano's Tiziano Gamache 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 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Florian Diederich struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Charilaos Iakovatos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Lugano. FC Lugano made a substitution. Matteo Gartenmann replaced Odysseus De Souza. Charilaos Iakovatos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiziano Gamache, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Charilaos Iakovatos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiziano Gamache in the 85th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the game, Sakis Kritikos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Seahawks V55's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Lugano the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Guido Emennegger managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Lugano's supporters rose to their feet, but Guido Emennegger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Charilaos Iakovatos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. There was no doubt that FC Lugano were the better team. FC Lugano's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.