Friendly League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Comunardo Vasco got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Isidro Adrio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antonio Di Donato was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The throw-in from Alberigo Di Michele in the 7th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by La Zabaleta's Zacarias Herauso. In the 11th match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno La Marca to maneuver through the defense. Antonio Di Donato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimiro Eguerdi in the 13th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Isidro Adrio managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Zabaleta's supporters rose to their feet, but Isidro Adrio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antonio Di Donato breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Malandra in the 21st minute of play. In the 25thth minute of the game Emiliano Malandra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alexander Minicucci hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. The supporters of La Zabaleta booed when Alba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edoardo Rubini didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Vladimiro Eguerdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 36 minutes, Emiliano Malandra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alba FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emiliano Malandra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 39th minute Emiliano Malandra suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Cesar Indalecio fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Zabaleta's protests and gave Cesar Indalecio a yellow card for diving instead. Alba FC's Fausto Scoca was substituted for Emiliano Malandra. After a rather tough play, La Zabaleta's Cesar Indalecio got a free kick in the 40th minute. Angelino Raulo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Scoca in the 44th minute of the match. Angelino Raulo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Scoca in the 45th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isidro Adrio to make the kick off. Angelino Raulo made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Comunardo Vasco sent off a good shot on target. When Zacarias Herauso fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Zabaleta's protests and gave Zacarias Herauso a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th match minute, La Zabaleta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Herauso to maneuver through the defense. Angelino Raulo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Scoca in the 56th minute of play. With a little luck, La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo got control of the ball when Comunardo Vasco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 66 minutes, Angelino Raulo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Comunardo Vascos short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Angelino Raulo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in La Zabaleta's zone, Comunardo Vasco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angelino Raulo came out of the goal and Comunardo Vasco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 74th minute, Edoardo Rubini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Scoca in the 77th minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Angelino Raulo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Alba FC's Edoardo Rubini got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 84th play minute Fausto Scoca came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Angelino Raulo. 1-2. Comunardo Vasco who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Angelino Raulo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to La Zabaleta getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Fausto Oxel hit a great ball. In the 93rdth minute of the game Fausto Scoca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 95 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's Vladimiro Eguerdi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antonio Di Donato narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alba FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.