League

Stadio Guantai
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edoardo Penna got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Valentin Petrochenko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villamarina AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Er Mewing Fc's zone, Valentin Petrochenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardo Manzo came out of the goal and Valentin Petrochenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 7th minute, Stergios Koutsodimos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villamarina AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Valentin Petrochenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Bernardo Manzo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stergios Koutsodimos scored 0-4 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bernardo Manzo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 18th minute, Stergios Koutsodimos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villamarina AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. After some careless play in the Er Mewing Fc defense, Stergios Koutsodimos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bernardo Manzo. The Er Mewing Fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bernardo Manzo should have stopped the shot. Stergios Koutsodimos scored 0-7 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bernardo Manzo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bernardo Manzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Petrochenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Bernardo Manzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stergios Koutsodimos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Stergios Koutsodimos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Villamarina AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Stergios Koutsodimos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardo Manzo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bernardo Manzo came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Villamarina AFC's Valentin Petrochenko. But to his dismay, Valentin Petrochenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. The Villamarina AFC fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when Villamarina AFC's Stergios Koutsodimos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stergios Koutsodimos in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernardo Manzo saved Er Mewing Fc from getting behind. Stergios Koutsodimos succeeded in the game's 41st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-10. Bernardo Manzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Petrochenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After 46 minutes, Eugenio Scatena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Er Mewing Fc and the Villamarina AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After the first half Villamarina AFC were leading 0-10. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 51 minutes, Stergios Koutsodimos made it 0-11 with a short kick to the right side. Er Mewing Fc's Bernardo Manzo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Kobe De Mees had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Er Mewing Fc's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Valentin Petrochenko scored to the left of an out of position Bernardo Manzo, making the score, 0-13. In the 64th minute Valentin Petrochenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Manzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Manzo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Valentin Petrochenko showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-14 in the 66 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Er Mewing Fc's zone, Stergios Koutsodimos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardo Manzo came out of the goal and Stergios Koutsodimos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bernardo Manzo made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Stergios Koutsodimos sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Petrochenko in the 71st minute of play forced Er Mewing Fc's goalkeeper Bernardo Manzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Villamarina AFC's Kobe De Mees slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bernardo Manzo. That made the score 0-15 after 72 minutes of play. A hard shot 76 in the game by Stergios Koutsodimos from a close distance when the talented Bernardo Manzo managed to make a qualified save. Er Mewing Fc's players were relieved. Stergios Koutsodimos let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 76th minute shot 0-16 at rihgt post. Valentin Petrochenko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bernardo Manzo having to make a save. After 82 minutes, Stergios Koutsodimos made it 0-17 with a short kick to the right side. Er Mewing Fc's Bernardo Manzo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Stergios Koutsodimos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bernardo Manzo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. After 86 minutes, Stergios Koutsodimos made it 0-18 with a short kick to the right side. Er Mewing Fc's Bernardo Manzo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Stergios Koutsodimos came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Villamarina AFC 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 Stergios Koutsodimos couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valentin Petrochenko in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernardo Manzo saved Er Mewing Fc from getting behind. The Er Mewing Fc fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Villamarina AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.