Friendly League

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Elia Pietrantoni made the kick off and thus started the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amilcar Gomez in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Damiano Battisti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manel Villa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Pietrantoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amilcar Gomez in the 6th minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Barr kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Amilcar Gomez might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damiano Battisti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amilcar Gomez ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amilcar Gomez in the 13th minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Barr kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Damiano Battisti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amilcar Gomez in the 17th minute of play. Damiano Battisti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amilcar Gomez's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. The audience was convinced that Elia Pietrantoni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manel Villa was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Manel Villa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elia Pietrantoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Damiano Battisti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amilcar Gomez in the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Elia Pietrantoni got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gerben Deitmers hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute, Elia Pietrantoni reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Manel Villa. The goal made the score 1-0. Amilcar Gomez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Eurospeed Asti's Elia Pietrantoni slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Manel Villa. That made the score 2-0 after 44 minutes of play. After 47 played minutes Elia Pietrantoni rounded Stronghold S.A's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-0.

The wind increased when Remigio Urdaspal made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, one of Stronghold S.A:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Stronghold S.A. Manel Villa had in the 56thth minute some difficulties stopping Ettore Masciarelli's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Stronghold S.A's Eliseo Herena was substituted for Remigio Urdaspal. After 64 played minutes Stronghold S.A got a freekick which was hit by Remigio Urdaspal. Manel Villa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Pinti in the 66th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Eurospeed Asti's zone, Eliseo Herena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damiano Battisti came out of the goal and Eliseo Herena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stronghold S.A's Alan Paredes quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Edward Barr, made in the 73rd minute of the game. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper Manel Villa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper Manel Villa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stronghold S.A's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ettore Masciarelli was slow to take the kick. During this time Eurospeed Asti's players had a chance to rest. Ettore Masciarelli made a great header on Eurospeed Asti's corner, it was just that Stronghold S.A's Manel Villa managed to reach the ball for a save. When Federico Chiesa fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eurospeed Asti's protests and gave Federico Chiesa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th match minute, Eurospeed Asti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Chiesa to maneuver through the defense. In the 86thth minute of the game Amilcar Gomez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Elia Pietrantoni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manel Villa was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. 94 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's Elia Pietrantoni sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manel Villa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 96 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Amilcar Gomez came free, but Damiano Battisti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manel Villa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elia Pietrantoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute.