Friendly League

C.S. Comunale
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Loco Palermo made the kick off and thus started the match. Donato Balestra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Rossi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 13th minute of the game was made by Daniel Prodan with Paolo Rossi as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 22 minutes into the match, Paolo Rossi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Balestra. Calenzano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paolo Rossi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 26 minutes, Arturo Di Matteo made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Montesacro FC's Giacomo Casanova tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Calenzano's goal looked a bit too open when Paolo Rossi came free, but Donato Balestra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Prodan made in the 32nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Juliusz Julien immediately put the ball in play. The audience was convinced that Loco Palermo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Donato Balestra was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 43rd match minute, Calenzano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippo Vulcano to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juliusz Julien in the 45th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Donato Balestra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 Arturo Di Matteo to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Loco Palermo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donato Balestra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loco Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, Paolo Rossi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Donato Balestra, 1-2. Calenzano's Alessandro Giocondo was substituted for Yaniusky Pardo. Pierrot Leenpoels recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paolo Rossi got free with Donato Balestra in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Calenzano's Donato Balestra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loco Palermo in the 84th minute of play. Ahmed Sinan made in the 85th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Alessandro Giocondo immediately put the ball in play. Paolo Rossi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 88th playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierrot Leenpoels in the 92nd minute of play forced Montesacro FC's goalkeeper Giacomo Casanova to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 played minutes Calenzano got a freekick which was hit by Alessandro Giocondo. When Loco Palermo fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Montesacro FC's protests and gave Loco Palermo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th minute, Loco Palermo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Montesacro FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.