Friendly League

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robin Steckamp made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Club Sportivo Italiano's Cesar Roderigo got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Reynaldo Stephen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Robin Steckamp showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Reynaldo Stephen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Carlos Vianna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reynaldo Stephen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but João Carlos Vianna showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 6 minute of play. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Masao Koriotto in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Juarês Donato ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reynaldo Stephen was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 19th minute Evelio Pes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cris Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cris Courtois didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Theo Hayles went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Juarês Donato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Finnman in the 29th minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cris Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theo Hayles in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robin Steckamp got free with Reynaldo Stephen in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Juarês Donato could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Reynaldo Stephen made a huge save. Wambalamba FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Brian Finnman in the 37th minute. Juarês Donato was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. A collision led to Wambalamba FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Florin Acevedo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juarês Donato in the 45th minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Wambalamba FC's João Carlos Vianna in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Sportivo Italiano's goalie prevented a goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The audience was convinced that Robin Steckamp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reynaldo Stephen was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. The attack was good, but when Robin Steckamp in the 53rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Wilhelm Steinitz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 55 minutes into the match. Reynaldo Stephen had in the 56thth minute some difficulties stopping Robin Steckamp's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Club Sportivo Italiano's Reynaldo Stephen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Steckamp in the 59th minute of play. Reynaldo Stephen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Finnman in the 60th minute of the match. Reynaldo Stephen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Finnman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Carlos Vianna in the 62nd minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evelio Pes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 68thth minute, Cris Courtois skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Wambalamba FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Helge Lindgren hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juarês Donato in the 74th minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Club Sportivo Italiano's Reynaldo Stephen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Donato in the 74th minute of play. Wambalamba FC's Andre-Yann Dospel got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 77 minutes into the game, Wambalamba FC's Brian Finnman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Reynaldo Stephen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. In the 81st minute, Brian Finnman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reynaldo Stephen was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Reynaldo Stephen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juarês Donato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reynaldo Stephen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Carlos Vianna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute Brian Finnman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Stephen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Juarês Donato put it in 6-1 from a short distance just to the right of Reynaldo Stephen. Wambalamba FC made a substitution. Léo Souto replaced João Carlos Vianna. Wambalamba FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.