Friendly League

Stadio Mirabello
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Armando Madaio started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the game, Dubai FC's Alvaro Di Mario nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Färzäli Äsädov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. When Ehsan Bağiyev fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MUGAN FK's protests and gave Ehsan Bağiyev a yellow card for diving instead. Dubai FC's Alvaro Oberrauch was substituted for Armando Madaio. Ehsan Bağiyev hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Oberrauch in the 28th minute of play forced MUGAN FK's goalkeeper Färzäli Äsädov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, MUGAN FK's Elman Mälikov got a free kick in the 28th minute. 32 minutes into the game, Alvaro Oberrauch cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Färzäli Äsädov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rubaul Daşdıyev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Comunardo Di Giacomo having to interfere. Bernardo Lampa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alvise Donato's late challenge caught a MUGAN FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvise Donato helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Dubai FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Alvise Donato hit a great ball. When Rubaul Daşdıyev came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the MUGAN FK 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 Rubaul Daşdıyev couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Dubai FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Alvise Donato hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rubaul Daşdıyev to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute of the match Ferdinando Fantozzi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Färzäli Äsädov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Dubai FC's Alvise Donato got a free kick in the 63rd minute. The MUGAN FK fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when MUGAN FK's Elşän Abduläzov 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Oberrauch in the 71st minute of play forced MUGAN FK's goalkeeper Färzäli Äsädov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to MUGAN FK getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Ibrahim Fätäliyev hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of Dubai FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of MUGAN FK:s goal. Dubai FC:s Comunardo Di Giacomo showed great skill when he stopped Ibrahim Fätäliyev:s penalty. 80 minutes into the game, Ibrahim Fätäliyev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Comunardo Di Giacomo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dubai FC's Comunardo Di Giacomo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubaul Daşdıyev in the 88th minute of play. Rubaul Daşdıyev hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Färzäli Äsädov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alvaro Oberrauch went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. After 100 played minutes, MUGAN FK's Ibrahim Fätäliyev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Comunardo Di Giacomo 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 MUGAN FK reached it.