Friendly League

TZ19 Elite Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Felice Antonacci started the match with the kick off. Cristiano Giusti didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Davide Rinaldi went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 6th minute, Davide Rinaldi made a precise shot to the right of Cristiano Giusti. ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 9 minutes of play, Herta Budino's Davide Rinaldi made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristiano Giusti was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristiano Giusti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davide Rinaldi, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. With a little luck, Herta Budino's Fortunato Sangermano got control of the ball when Carlo Bocchi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15thth minute of the game Davide Rinaldi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s Cristiano Giusti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Herta Budino's Liu Ying Qing managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Cristoforo Di Pietro in the 16 minute of the game. Davide Rinaldi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 24 minutes of play, Herta Budino's Davide Rinaldi made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristiano Giusti was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute, Dino Giolo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Davide Rinaldi put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Cristiano Giusti. Davide Rinaldi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Giusti having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Davide Rinaldi put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Cristiano Giusti. Kleanthis Zoumakis took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristiano Giusti. Cristiano Giusti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-10. After the first half Herta Budino were leading 0-10. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When Adam Baldy fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Herta Budino's protests and gave Adam Baldy a yellow card for diving instead. After 55 minutes of play, Herta Budino's Davide Rinaldi made it 1-11 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristiano Giusti was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Davide Rinaldi got free with Cristiano Giusti in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristiano Giusti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Davide Rinaldi in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Rinaldi in the 67th minute of play forced ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s goalkeeper Cristiano Giusti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristiano Giusti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Rinaldi in the 68th minute of the match. Davide Rinaldi might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristiano Giusti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Davide Rinaldi ran back to his position shaking his head. Herta Budino made a substitution. Johannes Fransson replaced Adam Baldy. Herta Budino made a substitution. Virgílio Furtado replaced Achille Di Crescenzo. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 1-12 when Virgílio Furtado sped through ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cristiano Giusti. After 79 minutes, Kleanthis Zoumakis made it 1-13 with a short kick to the right side. ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s Cristiano Giusti tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Kleanthis Zoumakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Herta Budino's supporters rose to their feet, but Kleanthis Zoumakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Giusti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 83 minutes, Virgílio Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Herta Budino's supporters crossed their fingers, but Virgílio Furtado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 85 minutes into the game, Davide Rinaldi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cristiano Giusti. Davide Rinaldi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-14. 95 minutes into the game, Virgílio Furtado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-16. Cristiano Giusti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kleanthis Zoumakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Giusti having to interfere. Herta Budino played a much better game than ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ and deserved their victory. The ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.