Friendly League

Circus Circus Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Åke Fors took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute, Alvise Pezzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jonatan Asmundsson came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Degerfors IF 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 Jonatan Asmundsson couldn't finish the play. In the 9th match minute, Gonzo Style f.c was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Staniscia to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute, Leonard Christoffersson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Federico Marsilio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Åke Fors in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Federico Marsilio saved Gonzo Style f.c from getting behind. In the 22nd play minute Fulvio Chiavetta came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Sebastian Sandberg. 1-1. Degerfors IF's Åke Fors got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 29 minutes into the game, Åke Fors was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Degerfors IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gonzo Style f.c the free kick. The supporters of Gonzo Style f.c booed when Degerfors IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Åke Fors didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Sandberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio De Matteis, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Degerfors IF getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Wilfredo Laffitte hit a great ball. Henrik Nordlund's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Federico Marsilio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Fors in the 40th minute of play forced Gonzo Style f.c's goalkeeper Federico Marsilio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gonzo Style f.c's goalkeeper Federico Marsilio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wilfredo Laffitte hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Flavio De Matteis was the one to do the kick off. Fulvio Chiavetta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 54th minute Åke Fors shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Marsilio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gonzo Style f.c's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Åke Fors scored to the left of an out of position Federico Marsilio, making the score, 1-2. In the 64th minute, Frans Vennerkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Federico Marsilio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Åke Fors, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Åke Fors had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 76th minute, Amedeo Signoretti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Federico Marsilio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Åke Fors in the 78th minute of play. Åke Fors hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Enrico Tassotti struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Sebastian Sandberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gonzo Style f.c. With his leg Federico Marsilio managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when Degerfors IF's Åke Fors fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Degerfors IF's Sebastian Sandberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrico Tassotti in the 86th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Gonzo Style f.c's goalkeeper Federico Marsilio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Åke Fors. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Leonard Christoffersson took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Federico Marsilio to make any attempt to save it. The Degerfors IF players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.