Friendly League

Adriatico Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hette Visscher took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mateo Mergildo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Montesacro FC's Paolo Rossi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 9 minutes into the match, a k l p j f c a's goalkeeper Mateo Mergildo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paolo Rossi. 13 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's Paolo Rossi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mateo Mergildo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 14th minute of the match Montesacro FC got a corner. a k l p j f c a's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Juliusz Julien ran over to the corner to take the kick. 18 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's Paolo Rossi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mateo Mergildo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Montesacro FC's Loco Palermo in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye a k l p j f c a's goalie prevented a goal. 24 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's Paolo Rossi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mateo Mergildo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 29 played minutes a k l p j f c a got a freekick which was hit by Boriss Tarands. With his leg Mateo Mergildo managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Montesacro FC's Paolo Rossi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 38th minute Montesacro FC were awarded a corner. Juliusz Julien went to the cornerflag to take it. Mateo Mergildo was a little too slow when Paolo Rossi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 40th minute. The score was now 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paolo Rossi got free with Mateo Mergildo in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Loco Palermo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Paolo Rossi might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mateo Mergildo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paolo Rossi ran back to his position shaking his head. Mateo Mergildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Rossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Paolo Rossi scored 3-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mateo Mergildo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Giacomo Casanova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Vaiani in the 58th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, a k l p j f c a's goal looked a bit too open when Paolo Rossi came free, but Mateo Mergildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute Paolo Rossi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateo Mergildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Montesacro FC were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after a k l p j f c a's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Juliusz Julien took the corner. Montesacro FC's Juliusz Julien was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mateo Mergildo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mateo Mergildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Rossi in the 78th minute of the match. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by a k l p j f c a's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juliusz Julien was slow to take the kick. During this time Montesacro FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Montesacro FC's Daniel Prodan getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 87th minute Boriss Tarands shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giacomo Casanova saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Montesacro FC had won after a very even match.