Friendly League

C.S. Comunale
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Arturo Di Matteo got free with Donato Foddis in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alessio Furino made in the 8th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Pekko Rino immediately put the ball in play. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Arturo Di Matteo took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Donato Foddis to make any attempt to save it. If Arturo Di Matteo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arturo Di Matteo came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Donato Foddis could save by the left post. Armandinho Loyola made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Calenzano's Alessio Santini. In the 24th minute, Filippo Vulcano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Donato Foddis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 27th minute, Arturo Di Matteo made a precise shot to the right of Donato Foddis. AC Collins's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arturo Di Matteo in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donato Foddis saved AC Collins from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arturo Di Matteo in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donato Foddis saved AC Collins from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pekko Rino in the 36th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Donato Balestra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arturo Di Matteo was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Calenzano's Arturo Di Matteo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Donato Foddis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 55 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Di Matteo came free, but Donato Foddis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donato Foddis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Di Matteo, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Arturo Di Matteo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Foddis. AC Collins's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arturo Di Matteo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Calenzano's Federico Tedeschi was substituted for Filippo Vulcano. Calenzano's Alessandro Giocondo was substituted for Yaniusky Pardo. In the 70th minute, Pierrot Leenpoels got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pierrot Leenpoels might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Donato Foddis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pierrot Leenpoels ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 73rd minute Pierrot Leenpoels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Foddis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd match minute, AC Collins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uci Hardon to maneuver through the defense. Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedele Alessandrini in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute Pierrot Leenpoels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Foddis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donato Foddis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierrot Leenpoels, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donato Balestra was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Mel Önen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mel Önen really showed his touch with that goal: 4-1. Calenzano's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.