Friendly League

Victory’s Cage
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bradley Kanku made the kick off which started today's match. Papi Mkhonza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carter Finocchi, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute Bradley Kanku shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amedeo De Vecchis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 minutes Victory Beasts's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edoardo Raniolo who took care of the corner kick. Edoardo Raniolo made a great header on Milosh FC's corner, it was just that Victory Beasts's Papi Mkhonza managed to reach the ball for a save. Alberigo Cappucci kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Dennis Bonanni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Papi Mkhonza. Victory Beasts's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dennis Bonanni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Dennis Bonanni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Papi Mkhonza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amerigo Bellisario in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Victory Beasts's goal looked a bit too open when Fabiano Colella came free, but Papi Mkhonza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gordon Tshabalala fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Victory Beasts's protests and gave Gordon Tshabalala a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Victory Beasts getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Gordon Tshabalala hit a great ball. After 25 played minutes Milosh FC got a freekick which was hit by Alessio Serafini. Edries Kanku's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Amedeo De Vecchis firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Norman Mokhasi fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Victory Beasts's protests and gave Norman Mokhasi a yellow card for diving instead. Norman Mokhasi hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, Milosh FC's Edoardo Raniolo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Papi Mkhonza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 32nd minute of the match Milosh FC got a corner. Victory Beasts's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edoardo Raniolo ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Carter Finocchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carter Finocchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Papi Mkhonza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Cappucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Edries Kanku could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Amedeo De Vecchis made a huge save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edoardo Raniolo made a kick off. Edries Kanku's late challenge caught a Milosh FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edries Kanku helped the player get up and apologised. In the 52nd match minute, Victory Beasts was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edries Kanku to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Victory Beasts's Papi Mkhonza got control of the ball when Alberigo Cappucci tried to sneak it across the goal line. Amerigo Bellisario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Papi Mkhonza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Victory Beasts's zone, Alberigo Cappucci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Papi Mkhonza came out of the goal and Alberigo Cappucci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Papi Mkhonza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Cappucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 68th minute, Carter Finocchi 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. Kingston Tau kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. If Carter Finocchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Dennis Bonanni sped through Victory Beasts's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Papi Mkhonza. Amedeo De Vecchis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bradley Kanku went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. When Mthunzi Mbheki fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Victory Beasts's protests and gave Mthunzi Mbheki a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Victory Beasts's Mthunzi Mbheki got a free kick in the 85th minute. Thomas Mncube's late challenge caught a Milosh FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thomas Mncube helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Milosh FC booed when Victory Beasts was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Mncube didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amedeo De Vecchis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edries Kanku, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 91 minutes in the game, Dennis Bonanni fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Papi Mkhonza having to interfere. Papi Mkhonza made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Edoardo Raniolo sent off a good shot on target. Milosh FC played a much better game than Victory Beasts and deserved their victory. The Victory Beasts players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.