Friendly League

Monserrato
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Antonello Desiderio started the match with the kick off. In the 11th match minute, Coriano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristoforo Nardi to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute of the match Dove Cousseau sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amedeo Bolognini skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Valette Stars getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Maurice Crochard hit a great ball. Fausto Preuss hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Valette Stars's Adrien Tanneau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Preuss in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Preuss in the 18th minute of play forced Valette Stars's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the game, Rafail Rusev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Amedeo Bolognini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafail Rusev in the 29th minute of play forced Coriano FC's goalkeeper Amedeo Bolognini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Valette Stars's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonello Desiderio. In the 33rd minute Fausto Preuss shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrien Tanneau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valette Stars's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carmine Cancemi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Adrien Tanneau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maurice Crochard charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maurice Crochard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Valette Stars getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Maurice Crochard hit a great ball. In the 44th minute, Dan Pruvot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adrien Tanneau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Preuss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maurice Crochard hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The Coriano FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Valette Stars were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rafail Rusev to make the kick off. In the 54th match minute, Coriano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonello Desiderio to maneuver through the defense. Fausto Preuss recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Saul Eriz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adrien Tanneau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonello Desiderio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Maurice Crochard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valette Stars fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Antonello Desiderio might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adrien Tanneau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antonello Desiderio ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Valette Stars getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Saul Eriz hit a great ball. After 88 played minutes Coriano FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristoforo Nardi. In the 88th minute of the match Nelson Nogueira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amedeo Bolognini showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Adrien Tanneau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonello Desiderio in the 92nd minute of play. Saul Eriz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Amedeo Bolognini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Valette Stars players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.