Friendly League

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Reg Pyrah started the match with the kick off. When Lee Walton came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the T H F C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lee Walton couldn't finish the play. Antonello Tofani kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Sydney Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Pietrantoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fausto Pinti in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sydney Mendonça prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amedeo Moriggi in the 21st minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Sydney Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Grant Irø came free, but Sydney Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute, Lee Walton made a precise shot to the right of Damiano Battisti. Eurospeed Asti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by T H F C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fausto Pinti was slow to take the kick. During this time Eurospeed Asti's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Antonello Tofani managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Damiano Battisti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reg Pyrah, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Sydney Mendonça made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fausto Pinti in the 36th minute. Sydney Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amedeo Moriggi in the 37th minute of play. Elia Pietrantoni's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sydney Mendonça read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Amedeo Moriggi took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Sydney Mendonça to make any attempt to save it. Sydney Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amedeo Moriggi, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fausto Pinti in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sydney Mendonça prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fausto Pinti was the one to do the kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Fausto Pinti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but T H F C's Sydney Mendonça was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Lee Walton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 54 played minutes Eurospeed Asti got a freekick which was hit by Davide Ubriaco. Damiano Battisti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lee Walton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Grant Irø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sydney Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 64 played minutes T H F C got a freekick which was hit by Jermaine Blythe. When Fausto Pinti came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Eurospeed Asti fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fausto Pinti couldn't finish the play. T H F C made a substitution. Nick Blackwater replaced Tosh Burns. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Pinti in the 68th minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Sydney Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elia Pietrantoni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sydney Mendonça having to interfere. Sydney Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Pinti, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Damiano Battisti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reg Pyrah, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Sydney Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grant Irø in the 80th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grant Irø in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sydney Mendonça saved T H F C from getting behind. Grant Irø sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damiano Battisti came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by T H F C's Lee Walton. But to his dismay, Lee Walton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. A collision led to Eurospeed Asti getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Amedeo Moriggi hit a great ball. The supporters of T H F C booed when Eurospeed Asti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edward Barr didn't get a good kick on the ball. Damiano Battisti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reg Pyrah in the 92nd minute of the match. Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Eurospeed Asti from getting a goal against them. 94 minutes into the game, Amedeo Moriggi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eurospeed Asti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave T H F C the free kick. Amedeo Moriggi kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Eurospeed Asti players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.