Friendly League

Baobab Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antonio Di Luca started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Andrea Tofani ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhang Hong Xun was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Norberto Ursino got a free kick in the 8th minute. Andrea Tofani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zhang Hong Xun having to make a save. Zhang Hong Xun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Leizarraga in the 15th minute of the match. Alexsandro Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Di Luca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, I ritirandi di Canaus's Andrea Tofani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zhang Hong Xun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alexsandro Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Di Luca in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute of the match Old BaoBaB Accademy got a corner. I ritirandi di Canaus's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Robert Pirès ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Old BaoBaB Accademy's corner Robert Pirès fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alexsandro Godoi quite easily take care of the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Jarl Asklöv in the 28th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by I ritirandi di Canaus's Rozy Kawilarang. Alexsandro Godoi came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Old BaoBaB Accademy's Antonio Di Luca. But to his dismay, Antonio Di Luca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robert Pirès got free with Alexsandro Godoi in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Robert Pirès managed to work through I ritirandi di Canaus's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Robert Pirès dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anfilogino Furia in the 38th minute of play forced I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Alexsandro Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute Andrea Tofani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhang Hong Xun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute Anfilogino Furia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexsandro Godoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, I ritirandi di Canaus's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Pirès came free, but Alexsandro Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Junior Junel kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Ezequiel Leizarraga managed to get in a good position for a shot. I ritirandi di Canaus's supporters rose to their feet, but Ezequiel Leizarraga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zhang Hong Xun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andrea Tofani to make the kick off. In the 50th minute, Ezequiel Leizarraga had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Norberto Ursino's late challenge caught a I ritirandi di Canaus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Norberto Ursino helped the player get up and apologised. After 51 played minutes Old BaoBaB Accademy got a freekick which was hit by Norberto Ursino. I ritirandi di Canaus made a substitution. Lu Chao Cheng replaced Ezequiel Leizarraga. After 52 played minutes Old BaoBaB Accademy got a freekick which was hit by Norberto Ursino. I ritirandi di Canaus's Alexsandro Godoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Di Luca in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Pirès in the 60th minute of play forced I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Alexsandro Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Robert Pirès shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexsandro Godoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexsandro Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anfilogino Furia in the 65th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, I ritirandi di Canaus's goal looked a bit too open when Anfilogino Furia came free, but Alexsandro Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexsandro Godoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anfilogino Furia in the 69th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, I ritirandi di Canaus's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Pirès came free, but Alexsandro Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexsandro Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Di Luca in the 74th minute of the match. Alexsandro Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Di Luca in the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Di Luca in the 79th minute of play forced I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Alexsandro Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Robert Pirès shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexsandro Godoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Prince Queen was substituted for Robert Pirès. Zhang Hong Xun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Chao Cheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.