Friendly League

Nonatos Trafford
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paulo Laurentzi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 17 minutes, Birk Vestre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nonatos United and the Equipo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Birk Vestre kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Mehat Kovaçi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Equipo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Takis Oikonomopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehat Kovaçi in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Laurentzi in the 24th minute of play forced Equipo's goalkeeper Ismael Furman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Equipo's Ismael Furman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Equipo from getting a goal against them. In the 34thth minute of the game Mehat Kovaçi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nonatos United's Takis Oikonomopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Equipo booed when Nonatos United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Velloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Mehat Kovaçi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Takis Oikonomopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Paulo Laurentzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Ismael Furman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Javier Aguirre kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The Nonatos United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Equipo were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mehat Kovaçi to strike the kick off in the second half. Mehat Kovaçi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Takis Oikonomopoulos having to make a save. Birk Vestre's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ismael Furman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Mehat Kovaçi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Takis Oikonomopoulos, 0-3. 77 minutes into the game, William Lebigot was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Equipo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nonatos United the free kick. Ismael Furman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Tasso in the 82nd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the game, Equipo's Mehat Kovaçi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Takis Oikonomopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Takis Oikonomopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehat Kovaçi, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Jairo Rossi kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the match was over Equipo could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Nonatos United throughout the match.