Friendly League

C.S. Comunale
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfred Olsson got the match started through his kick off. Calenzano's Felix Ivarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erlin Håland in the 4th minute of play. Alfred Olsson charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfred Olsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alfred Olsson hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute, one of Calenzano: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 Calenzano. 11 minutes into the game, Sao Brasola's Deng Jian Bing nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felix Ivarsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Calenzano's Felix Ivarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierrot Leenpoels in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute Pierrot Leenpoels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Ivarsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierrot Leenpoels in the 17th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Felix Ivarsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Calenzano getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Ahmed Sinan hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erlin Håland in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Felix Ivarsson saved Calenzano from getting behind. 29 minutes into the match, Calenzano's goal looked a bit too open when Pierrot Leenpoels came free, but Felix Ivarsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 30 played minutes Calenzano got a freekick which was hit by Ahmed Sinan. In the 32nd match minute, Calenzano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Martelli to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Calenzano's zone, Elia Di Vincenzo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felix Ivarsson came out of the goal and Elia Di Vincenzo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 37th minute Ennio Daniele shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Saturnin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sao Brasola's Urbano Saturnin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Olsson in the 43rd minute of play. Erlin Håland scored 0-2 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felix Ivarsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arturo Di Matteo hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Erlin Håland made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Pierrot Leenpoels was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sao Brasola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Calenzano the free kick. In the 55th minute, Alfred Olsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Urbano Saturnin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Calenzano's goalkeeper Felix Ivarsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sao Brasola made a substitution. Carter Di Fazio replaced Pierrot Leenpoels. Calenzano's Felix Ivarsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Calenzano from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter Di Fazio in the 69th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Felix Ivarsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Ivarsson was a little too slow when Carter Di Fazio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 1-3. In the 80th minute, Camillo Galeone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erlin Håland hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Felix Ivarsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carter Di Fazio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Elia Di Vincenzo made a precise shot to the right of Felix Ivarsson. Calenzano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. In the 93rd minute, Sao Brasola's Carter Di Fazio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Felix Ivarsson. Felix Ivarsson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. 96 minutes into the game, Carter Di Fazio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Felix Ivarsson. Carter Di Fazio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-6. The Calenzano fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sao Brasola were clearly better and deserved to take the win.