Friendly League

Friuli
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniil Zavantias took the kick off in the first half of the match. Helmuth Duckadam stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexander Bottone's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. In the 9th minute, Alexander Bottone 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. RO Army V55's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Bottone in the 14th minute of play. After 16 minutes of play, A.S. Udinese's Alexander Bottone made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Helmuth Duckadam was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19th minute Louis Makris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Rotili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristiano Paolucci got free with Helmuth Duckadam in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd minute Alexander Bottone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. RO Army V55's Helmuth Duckadam proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save RO Army V55 from getting a goal against them. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Bottone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Bottone, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After a rather tough play, RO Army V55's Daniil Zavantias got a free kick in the 27th minute. Alexander Bottone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Helmuth Duckadam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 32 minutes into the match, Alexander Bottone had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. RO Army V55's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexander Bottone was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of RO Army V55:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of A.S. Udinese:s goal. 40 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexander Bottone. If Alexander Bottone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Helmuth Duckadam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Bottone in the 45th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Alexander Bottone made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Paolucci came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Bottone in the 55th minute of the match. Alexander Bottone scored 4-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Helmuth Duckadam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A.S. Udinese made a substitution. Fabiano Di Fabio replaced Augusto Clemente. A.S. Udinese made a substitution. Bruno Maranzano replaced Alexander Damiani. 64 minutes into the match, Alexander Bottone had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. RO Army V55's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexander Bottone was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Alexander Bottone struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Helmuth Duckadam didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.S. Udinese. A.S. Udinese's Ercole Fiorentino was substituted for Alexander Bottone. 73 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Fiorentino came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Ercole Fiorentino made a precise shot to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. RO Army V55's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. 78 minutes into the game, Ercole Fiorentino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Helmuth Duckadam was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 81st minute, Ercole Fiorentino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Helmuth Duckadam was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ercole Fiorentino in the 85th minute of play forced RO Army V55's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute of the match A.S. Udinese got a corner. RO Army V55's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cristiano Paolucci ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Cristiano Paolucci almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but RO Army V55's Helmuth Duckadam did a great save. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ercole Fiorentino in the 88th minute of the match. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ercole Fiorentino in the 89th minute of the match. If Ercole Fiorentino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Cristiano Paolucci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ercole Fiorentino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A.S. Udinese's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.