Friendly League

Stadio Virgiliano
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gaston Venceslao took the kick off in the first half of the match. Isaac Lindgren hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. The supporters of cAnDyRaTz! booed when Sole e Mezzaluna Calcio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcial Meder didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Rolf Björklund managed to get in a good position for a shot. cAnDyRaTz!'s supporters rose to their feet, but Rolf Björklund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amos Colagrossi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Magnus in the 12th minute of play forced cAnDyRaTz!'s goalkeeper Emanuel Alegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th match minute, Sole e Mezzaluna Calcio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carter Croce to maneuver through the defense. After 21 minutes, Max Magnus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sole e Mezzaluna Calcio and the cAnDyRaTz! players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of cAnDyRaTz! booed when Sole e Mezzaluna Calcio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Max Magnus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Alegren was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Gaston Venceslao capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gaston Venceslao really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Emanuel Alegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaston Venceslao, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 34 minutes into the game, Sole e Mezzaluna Calcio's Carter Croce nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuel Alegren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Carter Croce could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Emanuel Alegren made a huge save. Emanuel Alegren was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Max Magnus capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Max Magnus really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Emanuel Alegren was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gaston Venceslao showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 42 minute of play. In the 47th minute, Benoit Van hoegaerde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Isaac Lindgren to strike the kick off in the second half. Emanuel Alegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Max Magnus in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, cAnDyRaTz!'s goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Venceslao came free, but Emanuel Alegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuel Alegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carter Croce in the 59th minute of play. Emanuel Alegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Max Magnus, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. When Dumitru Praporgescu came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Sole e Mezzaluna Calcio fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dumitru Praporgescu couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the cAnDyRaTz! defense, Gaston Venceslao kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuel Alegren. The cAnDyRaTz! fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuel Alegren should have stopped the shot. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by cAnDyRaTz!'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Amerigo Bianchi was slow to take the kick. During this time Sole e Mezzaluna Calcio's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Amerigo Bianchi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but cAnDyRaTz!'s Emanuel Alegren did a great save. Emanuel Alegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Venceslao in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Ermanno Valeri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carter Croce blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emanuel Alegren having to make a save. In the 80th minute Carter Croce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Alegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 81 minutes of play, Sole e Mezzaluna Calcio's Gaston Venceslao made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emanuel Alegren was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emanuel Alegren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Venceslao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to cAnDyRaTz! getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Emanuel Björling hit a great ball. Sole e Mezzaluna Calcio's Gaston Venceslao managed to work through cAnDyRaTz!'s defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Gaston Venceslao dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Emanuel Alegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carter Croce, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 97th minute Carter Croce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Alegren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.