Friendly League

Neptune Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ulrik Gallin kicked off to start the match. Staffan Stolpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessio Ascoli, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. With 10 minutes on the clock, Michael Groth commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 15th minute, Ennio De Nardis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Staffan Stolpe was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After some careless play in the Youth Academy Of Rhye defense, Alessio Ascoli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Staffan Stolpe. The Youth Academy Of Rhye fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Staffan Stolpe should have stopped the shot. Christian Zaccardi scored 0-5 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Staffan Stolpe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Zaccardi in the 30th minute of play forced Youth Academy Of Rhye's goalkeeper Staffan Stolpe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When XMAS's Alessio Ascoli in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Youth Academy Of Rhye's goalie prevented a goal. Staffan Stolpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ennio De Nardis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alessio Ascoli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Christian Zaccardi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Staffan Stolpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessio Ascoli, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 44th minute, Ulrik Gallin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

XMAS made a substitution. Eugenio Casiraghi replaced Christian Zaccardi. The wind increased when Ennio De Nardis made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, XMAS's Eugenio Casiraghi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Casiraghi in the 60th minute of play forced Youth Academy Of Rhye's goalkeeper Staffan Stolpe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Leo Carlsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Dave Barillari from long distance, 62 minutes into the match, got Staffan Stolpe's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 64 minutes into the game, XMAS's Eugenio Casiraghi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Staffan Stolpe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Youth Academy Of Rhye's Staffan Stolpe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ennio De Nardis in the 67th minute of play. Staffan Stolpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Casiraghi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Leo Carlsson fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Youth Academy Of Rhye's protests and gave Leo Carlsson a yellow card for diving instead. Staffan Stolpe was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Eugenio Casiraghi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eugenio Casiraghi really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. In the 75th minute Eugenio Casiraghi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Staffan Stolpe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Youth Academy Of Rhye's Staffan Stolpe got control of the ball when Comunardo Quadrini tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ennio De Nardis in the 79th minute of play forced Youth Academy Of Rhye's goalkeeper Staffan Stolpe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johnny Engström's late challenge caught a XMAS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Johnny Engström helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Youth Academy Of Rhye getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Johnny Engström hit a great ball. Staffan Stolpe was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eugenio Casiraghi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 81 minute of play. In the 85th minute, Johnny Engström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Staffan Stolpe made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Ennio De Nardis sent off a good shot on target. Ferruccio Cesaroni hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The supporters of XMAS booed when Youth Academy Of Rhye was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Carlsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Youth Academy Of Rhye fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. XMAS were clearly better and deserved to take the win.