Friendly League

León Kolbowski
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th match minute, FC Lugano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pattharawut Sirikeartkumjorn to maneuver through the defense. Club Atlético Atlanta's Carlos Germano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khachonkiat Pornsaptaveekoon in the 8th minute of play. In the 15thth minute of the game Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atlético Atlanta's Carlos Germano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 36th minute Khachonkiat Pornsaptaveekoon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Germano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Germano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vico Sticher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Germano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Khachonkiat Pornsaptaveekoon's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Khachonkiat Pornsaptaveekoon put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Carlos Germano. FC Lugano's Qiao Jian was substituted for Ray Büeler. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Agustin Pacho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Club Atlético Atlanta's Carlos Germano got control of the ball when Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulino Frechoso during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Paulino Frechoso hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Club Atlético Atlanta's Carlos Germano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul in the 55th minute of play. Club Atlético Atlanta's Carlos Germano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul in the 57th minute of play. FC Lugano's Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul managed to work through Club Atlético Atlanta's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Dietrich Bucheli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Carlos Germano made a huge save. With an all-out effort, FC Lugano's Carlos Germano threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 70th minute, Vico Sticher got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Carlos Germano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Qiao Jian in the 76th minute. Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul's late challenge caught a Club Atlético Atlanta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul helped the player get up and apologised. Carlos Germano was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul succeeded in the game's 87th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Vico Sticher managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Lugano's supporters rose to their feet, but Vico Sticher was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Germano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gian-Carlo Van Den Maagdenberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Germano having to interfere. FC Lugano played a much better game than Club Atlético Atlanta and deserved their victory. The Club Atlético Atlanta players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.