Friendly League

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elia Di Vincenzo kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's Pierrot Leenpoels sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gusmão Dias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pierrot Leenpoels's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gusmão Dias read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Buksvinens IF's Gusmão Dias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierrot Leenpoels in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Buksvinens IF's goalkeeper Gusmão Dias, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sao Brasola's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Elia Di Vincenzo in the 9th minute. The corner ended in Deng Jian Bing almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Buksvinens IF's Gusmão Dias did a great save. Damiano Luongo hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. If Pierrot Leenpoels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Buksvinens IF's Gusmão Dias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Buksvinens IF from getting a goal against them. If Pierrot Leenpoels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 32nd minute, Pierrot Leenpoels made a precise shot to the right of Gusmão Dias. Buksvinens IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Pierrot Leenpoels's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gusmão Dias read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Pierrot Leenpoels dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gusmão Dias, 2-0. Pierrot Leenpoels in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gusmão Dias, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 46thth minute of the game Pierrot Leenpoels who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Buksvinens IF's Gusmão Dias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Sao Brasola made a substitution. Eduardo Beilinson replaced Emilio Paglione. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Casper Vallengren was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Pierrot Leenpoels had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gusmão Dias. Buksvinens IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pierrot Leenpoels was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Pierrot Leenpoels managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sao Brasola's supporters rose to their feet, but Pierrot Leenpoels was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gusmão Dias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gusmão Dias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elia Di Vincenzo in the 57th minute of play. After some careless play in the Buksvinens IF defense, Pierrot Leenpoels kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gusmão Dias. The Buksvinens IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gusmão Dias should have stopped the shot. Buksvinens IF's Gusmão Dias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elia Di Vincenzo in the 67th minute of play. After 69 played minutes Buksvinens IF got a freekick which was hit by Korneliusz Gmoch. After 71 played minutes Buksvinens IF got a freekick which was hit by Korneliusz Gmoch. 74 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Hansson came free, but Urbano Saturnin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gusmão Dias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carter Leggeri's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carter Di Fazio in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gusmão Dias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gusmão Dias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carter Leggeri, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 80th minute, Carter Leggeri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sao Brasola fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. 84 minutes into the game, Sao Brasola's Carter Di Fazio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gusmão Dias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. If Carter Di Fazio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter Di Fazio in the 91st minute of play forced Buksvinens IF's goalkeeper Gusmão Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Carter Di Fazio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gusmão Dias was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. In the 97thth minute of the game Carter Di Fazio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Buksvinens IF's Gusmão Dias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Sao Brasola had played much better football throughout.