Friendly League

Friuli
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nuno Porto started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, A.S. Udinese's Alessio Ferreri got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute of the match Zeferino Valido sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alvaro Rotili skillfully saved the ball. In the 6th minute, Amos Lepre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute, Remigiusz Sowa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 16 minutes Lofi Girl Portimao's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Amos Lepre who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on A.S. Udinese's corner Amos Lepre fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Georges-Philippe Kissinger quite easily take care of the ball. After 23 played minutes Lofi Girl Portimao got a freekick which was hit by Serafim Aragão. Alvaro Rotili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Porto in the 25th minute of play. Fabiano Di Fabio came free with the goalkeeper in the 30th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Georges-Philippe Kissinger could save by the left post. After 30 played minutes Fabiano Di Fabio rounded Lofi Girl Portimao's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Eraldo Motta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Xavier Pires charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xavier Pires the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 38 played minutes Lofi Girl Portimao got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Pires. Georges-Philippe Kissinger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eraldo Motta in the 43rd minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

A.S. Udinese's Carmine Vani was substituted for Fabiano Di Fabio. A.S. Udinese made a substitution. Aurelio Iannotti replaced Ferenc Kocsis. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eraldo Motta to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Eraldo Motta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Georges-Philippe Kissinger was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If Carmine Vani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, A.S. Udinese's Fortunato Leggeri got a free kick in the 60th minute. Zeferino Valido's shot from long distance in the 61st minute was not bad at all, but A.S. Udinese's Alvaro Rotili knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Carmine Vani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Georges-Philippe Kissinger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carmine Vani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Georges-Philippe Kissinger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eraldo Motta in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 78th match minute, A.S. Udinese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corrado Pietropaolo to maneuver through the defense. Eraldo Motta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Georges-Philippe Kissinger having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Melo got free with Alvaro Rotili in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to A.S. Udinese getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Carmine Vani hit a great ball. After 91 minutes, Joaquim Matos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lofi Girl Portimao and the A.S. Udinese players grew even worse after the yellow card. Georges-Philippe Kissinger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eraldo Motta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. A.S. Udinese fully deserved thier win.