Friendly League

Stadio Teodorano
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Narciso Rosalio started the match with the kick off. Alfonso Baldassarre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gary Thomason in the 7th minute of play. Abel Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Costa in the 15th minute of the match. Alfonso Baldassarre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daron Keen in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Ferdinando Giacomini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfonso Baldassarre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daron Keen, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Qikiqtarjuaq FC's zone, José Paulo Junior stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Bueno came out of the goal and José Paulo Junior tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alfonso Baldassarre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daron Keen, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Abel Bueno made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when David Costa sent off a good shot on target. The UNLIMITED fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when UNLIMITED's Narciso Rosalio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 35 minutes into the match, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Rosalio came free, but Abel Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfonso Baldassarre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daron Keen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute Narciso Rosalio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 43 minutes into the game, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Daron Keen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alfonso Baldassarre made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Qikiqtarjuaq FC made a substitution. Alfonzo Davidson replaced Gary Thomason. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Caio da Rocha to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in UNLIMITED's zone, Cyrus Velasco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfonso Baldassarre came out of the goal and Cyrus Velasco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alfonso Baldassarre made an important save on a dangerous shot by Caio da Rocha in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinho Almeida in the 61st minute of play forced Qikiqtarjuaq FC's goalkeeper Abel Bueno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qikiqtarjuaq FC made a substitution. Mario Dostie replaced Cyrus Velasco. Alfonzo Davidson hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. If Gerasim Kaymakanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 70 minutes into the match, UNLIMITED's goal looked a bit too open when Caio da Rocha came free, but Alfonso Baldassarre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daron Keen in the 72nd minute. After 73 minutes of play, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Caio da Rocha made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfonso Baldassarre was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Claudinho Almeida sped through Qikiqtarjuaq FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Abel Bueno. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilber Leon got free with Alfonso Baldassarre in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the match, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Rosalio came free, but Abel Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfonso Baldassarre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Dostie in the 86th minute of play. Caio da Rocha came free with the goalkeeper in the 92nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alfonso Baldassarre could save by the left post. Abel Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Rosalio in the 93rd minute of the match. UNLIMITED's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.