Friendly League

White Hart Lane
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. Roger Crossley started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rowan Tyler got free with Damiano Battisti in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 4 played minutes T H F C got a freekick which was hit by Lee Walton. Thanks to some nice moves Rowan Tyler could shoot a difficult shot in the 9th minute, which Damiano Battisti however easily saved by the left post. With his leg Damiano Battisti managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when T H F C's Rowan Tyler fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 10th minute, Grant Irø ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dale Kinsey was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 16 played minutes Eurospeed Asti got a freekick which was hit by Amedeo Moriggi. Dale Kinsey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Pietrantoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lee Walton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Damiano Battisti made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Rowan Tyler could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Damiano Battisti however easily saved by the left post. Dale Kinsey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Pinti in the 28th minute of the match. Lee Walton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute, Lee Walton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Damiano Battisti was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Rowan Tyler's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 38thth minute, Damiano Battisti skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 41stth minute of the game Elia Pietrantoni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but T H F C's Dale Kinsey was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dale Kinsey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Pietrantoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elia Pietrantoni was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rowan Tyler in the 51st minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute, Kristopher Cavanagh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elia Pietrantoni was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 53rd minute. Eurospeed Asti's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Roger Crossley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute, Eurospeed Asti's Elia Pietrantoni dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Roger Crossley struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Damiano Battisti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for T H F C. Roger Crossley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damiano Battisti having to interfere. After 76 played minutes T H F C got a freekick which was hit by Lee Walton. With a little luck, T H F C's Dale Kinsey got control of the ball when Elia Pietrantoni tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 78 minutes, Clive Cheesman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. T H F C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clive Cheesman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 80 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Lee Walton came free, but Damiano Battisti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dale Kinsey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Pietrantoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonello Tofani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eurospeed Asti's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.