Friendly League

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cain Vieri made the kick off which started today's match. Emanuele Bartolomucci hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Frits Heinel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Asklöv in the 6th minute of the match. A collision led to Sao Brasola getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Georges-Philippe Coussement hit a great ball. Frits Heinel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joseph Asklöv in the 9th minute. Urbano Saturnin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Fioriti in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Asklöv in the 15th minute of play forced Palestra14's goalkeeper Frits Heinel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Palestra14's Frits Heinel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Asklöv in the 18th minute of play. When Sao Brasola's Joseph Asklöv in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Palestra14's goalie prevented a goal. Cesare Punta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Frits Heinel made a huge save. 25 minutes into the game, Sao Brasola's Cesare Punta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frits Heinel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cain Vieri in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Urbano Saturnin saved Sao Brasola from getting behind. In the 35th minute Joseph Asklöv shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frits Heinel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Urbano Saturnin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cain Vieri in the 38th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Palestra14's zone, Cesare Punta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frits Heinel came out of the goal and Cesare Punta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Frits Heinel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Asklöv in the 43rd minute of the match. Sao Brasola's Urbano Saturnin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cain Vieri in the 44th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 47 minutes into the game, when Georges-Philippe Coussement put in a rough tackle. 46 minutes into the game, one of Sao Brasola:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Palestra14 a penalty, 48 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dennis Del Vecchio, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sao Brasola's Urbano Saturnin. 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cesare Punta to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Attilio Torelli came free, but Urbano Saturnin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 61 minutes, Fausto Fioriti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palestra14's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fausto Fioriti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd minute of the match, Fausto Fioriti tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Urbano Saturnin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Urbano Saturnin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Del Vecchio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frits Heinel came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Sao Brasola's Cesare Punta. But to his dismay, Cesare Punta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuele Bartolomucci during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Frits Heinel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Jian Feng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute of the match, Fausto Fioriti tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Urbano Saturnin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Frits Heinel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesare Punta in the 78th minute of play. Attilio Torelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Urbano Saturnin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Sao Brasola's Urbano Saturnin got control of the ball when Cain Vieri tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Attilio Torelli got free with Urbano Saturnin in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 84 minutes into the match, Attilio Torelli notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Sao Brasola's Urbano Saturnin. Urbano Saturnin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Frits Heinel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nojus Barasa in the 88th minute of play. A collision led to Palestra14 getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Dennis Del Vecchio hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Punta in the 90th minute of play forced Palestra14's goalkeeper Frits Heinel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Cesare Punta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Frits Heinel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sao Brasola walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.