Challenge

Baglio Greco
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ermanno Lalli took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th match minute, Laykers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fedele Mauro to maneuver through the defense. After 5 played minutes, England's Micah Macdonald shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Demetrio Greco came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in England reached it. In the 7th minute, Carmine Cavanna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laykers's Antonello Cesareo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Leighton Davies, made in the 8th minute of the game. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Ermanno Lalli sent off a good shot on target. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermanno Lalli, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 19th minute Ermanno Lalli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Demetrio Greco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Micah Macdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ermanno Lalli got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermanno Lalli, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute, Carlo Corrente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Demetrio Greco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ermanno Lalli in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Khalid Kennedy, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kyle Cox stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 53 in the game by Micah Macdonald from a close distance when the talented Demetrio Greco managed to make a qualified save. Laykers's players were relieved. In the 55th minute Domenico Di Girolamo suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. When Leighton Davies fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored England's protests and gave Leighton Davies a yellow card for diving instead. Laykers made a substitution. Enrico Alfani replaced Domenico Di Girolamo. After a rather tough play, England's Leighton Davies got a free kick in the 57th minute. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Ermanno Lalli put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Khalid Kennedy. The supporters of Laykers booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leighton Davies didn't get a good kick on the ball. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermanno Lalli in the 67th minute of play. Demetrio Greco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 71st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Kyle Cox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Demetrio Greco was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ermanno Lalli in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Khalid Kennedy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 79 minutes, Carmine Cavanna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Laykers and the England players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Laykers getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Carmine Cavanna hit a great ball. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermanno Lalli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carmine Cavanna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Khalid Kennedy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Cooper Thompson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmine Cavanna, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.