Friendly League

Alopecia Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nestor Inko made the kick off and thus started the match. Daniele Raniolo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Inko in the 3rd minute of the match. Daniele Raniolo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Inko, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. I ritirandi di Canaus's Mac Caron quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nicanor Oliveiro, made in the 7th minute of the game. Donato Di Crescenzo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 16 minutes, Donato Di Crescenzo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. I ritirandi di Canaus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Donato Di Crescenzo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Elia Di Lorenzo kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Nestor Inko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniele Raniolo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Donato Di Crescenzo to make the kick off. Arsenio Emenon kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Lucio Geofredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Di Crescenzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Florida Gulf Coast's Roberto Cayo got a free kick in the 56th minute. Florida Gulf Coast's Lucio Geofredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Di Crescenzo in the 57th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Florida Gulf Coast's Nicanor Oliveiro got a free kick in the 68th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Florida Gulf Coast's zone, Donato Di Crescenzo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucio Geofredo came out of the goal and Donato Di Crescenzo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. I ritirandi di Canaus's Daniele Raniolo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save I ritirandi di Canaus from getting a goal against them. Amerigo Belfiore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Lucio Geofredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucio Geofredo came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by I ritirandi di Canaus's Donato Di Crescenzo. But to his dismay, Donato Di Crescenzo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. A collision led to I ritirandi di Canaus getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Carmine Bonanni hit a great ball. In the 89th minute, I ritirandi di Canaus's Alexander Perilli seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alexander Perilli the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of I ritirandi di Canaus protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alexander Perilli had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in I ritirandi di Canaus fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 88th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Daniele Raniolo, was totally fooled by Florida Gulf Coast's Cipriano Aznaro, who 91 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 96th minute, I ritirandi di Canaus's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nestor Inko fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Donato Di Crescenzo's late challenge caught a Florida Gulf Coast's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donato Di Crescenzo helped the player get up and apologised. Amerigo Belfiore kicked well hit freekick during the 99th minute of the match. The I ritirandi di Canaus support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.