Friendly League

iL Grosso Stadio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rodrigo Bautista made the kick off which started today's match. Severino Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Hernando, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Bautista notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Grosso United's Jonas Bladi. Jonas Bladi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jonas Bladi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egon Lätte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonas Bladi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Bautista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulises Gartzen in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Severino Barros saved Palermo AFC from getting behind. 14 minutes into the game, Cao Xi Kuan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palermo AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grosso United the free kick. The supporters of Grosso United booed when Palermo AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cao Xi Kuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Severino Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cayetano Xacintu in the 20th minute of the match. If Rodrigo Bautista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Palermo AFC's Severino Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cayetano Xacintu in the 23rd minute of play. Jonas Bladi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Bautista in the 24th minute of play. Severino Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Gartzen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute Ulises Gartzen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severino Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Ulises Gartzen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grosso United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Gustavo da Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 38 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Severino Barros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo da Costa. After 42 minutes of play, Grosso United's Ulises Gartzen made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Severino Barros was left in no man's land by his defense there! Grosso United's 김 한 was substituted for Celedonio Hernando. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Ulises Gartzen made the kick off in the second half. Palermo AFC's Severino Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulises Gartzen in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulises Gartzen in the 51st minute of play forced Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Severino Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Bautista did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Jonas Bladi 55 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Grosso United defense, Rodrigo Bautista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonas Bladi. The Grosso United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonas Bladi should have stopped the shot. After 62 played minutes Palermo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Marcelo Domiku. Rodrigo Bautista's late challenge caught a Grosso United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodrigo Bautista helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th minute, Rodrigo Bautista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Palermo AFC's Jesus Dalmu was substituted for Egon Lätte. After 68 played minutes Palermo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Bautista. Severino Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo da Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 73rdth minute of the game Gustavo da Costa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palermo AFC's Severino Barros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 74th minute Cayetano Xacintu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severino Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 80 played minutes Palermo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Cao Xi Kuan. Grosso United made a substitution. Reynaldo Pietro replaced Ulises Gartzen. The supporters of Grosso United booed when Palermo AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cao Xi Kuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Reynaldo Pietro came free, but Severino Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cayetano Xacintu scored 3-3 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Severino Barros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alejo Bastiaro made in the 91st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Cayetano Xacintu. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Grosso United's goalkeeper Jonas Bladi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodrigo Bautista in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonas Bladi saved Grosso United from getting behind. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.