Friendly League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fanis Kapernekas took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Mo Yi Sang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thodoris Tabakis. RO Army V55's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mo Yi Sang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a rather tough play, San Lorenzo's Mo Yi Sang got a free kick in the 7th minute. Thodoris Tabakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mo Yi Sang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mo Yi Sang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 14th minute, Mo Yi Sang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thodoris Tabakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mo Yi Sang in the 18th minute of play forced RO Army V55's goalkeeper Thodoris Tabakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matias Carlomagno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iosif Pantelatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The audience was convinced that Mo Yi Sang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thodoris Tabakis was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. With his leg Thodoris Tabakis managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when San Lorenzo's Mo Yi Sang fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, San Lorenzo's Doni Arce got a free kick in the 28th minute. Thodoris Tabakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mo Yi Sang in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute, San Lorenzo's Ke Lin Mo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ke Lin Mo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of San Lorenzo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ke Lin Mo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in San Lorenzo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! With a little luck, RO Army V55's Thodoris Tabakis got control of the ball when Mo Yi Sang tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, San Lorenzo's Thodoris Tabakis threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mo Yi Sang, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Vassilis Stergioudas was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 43 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mo Yi Sang to make the kick off. Thodoris Tabakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mo Yi Sang, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mo Yi Sang in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thodoris Tabakis saved RO Army V55 from getting behind. If Kara Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A sloppy throw-in by Manos Komaitis in the 65th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by San Lorenzo's Jan Wallman. In the 71stth minute of the game Mo Yi Sang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RO Army V55's Thodoris Tabakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thodoris Tabakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mo Yi Sang, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. San Lorenzo's attentive Jan Wallman managed to snatch the ball when Manos Komaitis made a throw-in in the 75th minute of the game. Gerasimos Patsionidis's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Matias Carlomagno firmly grabbed it by the left post. Thodoris Tabakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doni Arce in the 78th minute of the match. Thodoris Tabakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mo Yi Sang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goal looked a bit too open when Mo Yi Sang came free, but Thodoris Tabakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldo Llorienzo in the 90th minute of play forced RO Army V55's goalkeeper Thodoris Tabakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thodoris Tabakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mo Yi Sang's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute, Osvaldo Llorienzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 98 minutes into the match, San Lorenzo's goalkeeper Matias Carlomagno had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerasimos Patsionidis. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. San Lorenzo had played much better football throughout.