Ardelark 0-2 Juvencus
Comfortable win in Ardelark and on we go!
Gli attaccanti keeps on showing its impressive and characteristic form beating Ardelark far from home!
Heading into matchday 2 gli attaccanti visited Ardelark in an unspecified venue for unknown classification reasons whatsoever. Over there, however, gli attaccanti showed its masterclass and left the venue unscathed and untouched much to the distaste of the home fans, who witnessed their team not being able to play as well as they would like.
With this away matchday against minnows in Ardelark being considered a sort of minor undertaking, Madeiros decided to leave it up to his assistant managers, Conti and Galletti to come up with the important decisions and in general take care of the team for the game. Having gone through a series of managers before, all with that same outlook for testing new players, they did the same thing for most positions. Putting youthful Portieri and Sissoko in the middle to garner up even more senior experience while trusting a frontline almost entirely from the Campionato(only Martell was not a Campionato player in the frontline).
As the match started, la Squadra was immediately in good possession of the ball, exchanging passes back and forth throught the pitch, trying to find space between the Ardelarkian lines. This did not take too much time, however, as Santini with a beautiful sprint and subsequent cross in the box managed to find Castelli with the latter's header being saved by Mnaouar. On the corner kick that followed, Martin Rocher was not able to capitalise on Cantù's beautifully placed cross as he headed the ball wide. Soon after, the Sand Cats would try to attack themselves, a smart Tamsaoui through-ball to Larbi found the latter's shot being saved by Asputti. Eventually, gli attaccanti would be on the offensive again and by the 38th minute a tough challenge by Benali to Martell on the 27 meter mark would find the Juven side really close to scoring a goal. And scoring a goal they did as Sissoko chipped the ball over the wall and veteran Martell would capitalise on the opportunity given to him, thus breaking the ice. The half would end with a 2-goal lead by Castelli was caught offside after smashing the ball in the net, leading to some frustration on the pitch. But with the scoreline at 0-1 in gli attaccanti's favor, everything seemed to be a smooth sail.
Second half began the same way the first half ended, with la Squadra breathing on the Sand Cats' necks in their defensive line, playing their high pressure line and not allowng them to move too far forward on the field. A through-ball by Santini would find Rocher in a beneficial position to score yet again, but the ball hit the side bar after a lightning bolt by the S.S.C Tipoli star. On the 62nd minute, Sissoko's boldness almost paid off with a long-range cannonball being saved in the last second by the Ardelarkian goalkeeper, much to the awe of both home and away fans. Martell would pull a beautiful solo-effort himself a few minutes later, but his shot went just a bit wide. However the game would be sealed in the final minutes, Santini would prove to be too fast for the Arderlarkian defense and his eventual cross to Castelli would see him score the volley he didn't score on the first half bringing the entire team on him to celebrate the inevitable 2nd straight victory for the gli attaccanti. With the qualifiers in full swing, the team's next few matchdays will be crucial in order to clinch a secure spot in the World Cup proper for the first time since World Cup 82.
International: Nyowani Kitara in a state of crisis as the Rushmori nation is engulfed in the flames of a civil war! The Holy Emperor expresses support for the KFF!
Agriculture: Juvencus and Oscioru's open trade agreement eases trade of agricultural goods, helping the few poverty-stricken areas in both nations recover fast enough.
Weather: Monte Pio records a temperature of -32 degrees celsius, the lowest it has been in 20 years.
Legislature: A vote to protect Juven goods' names and creation processes has passed in an overwhelmingly majority of yes votes!