Friendly League

C.S. Comunale
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joseph Asklöv took the kick off in the first half of the match. Urbano Saturnin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Tedeschi in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Calenzano's goal looked a bit too open when Cesare Punta came free, but Donato Balestra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sao Brasola were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Calenzano's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Deng Jian Bing took the corner. Deng Jian Bing took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Donato Balestra. Donato Balestra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With a little luck, Sao Brasola's Urbano Saturnin got control of the ball when Alfred Olsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Urbano Saturnin was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Alfred Olsson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfred Olsson really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. With an all-out effort, Calenzano's Urbano Saturnin threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Federico Tedeschi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sao Brasola's Urbano Saturnin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Tedeschi in the 26th minute of play. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sao Brasola's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Antonello Di Toma was slow to take the kick. During this time Calenzano's players had a chance to rest. Donato Balestra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joseph Asklöv, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The supporters of Calenzano booed when Sao Brasola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iwo Pawlik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Urbano Saturnin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Tedeschi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Tedeschi in the 36th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Urbano Saturnin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donato Balestra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Di Vincenzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sao Brasola getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Lu Jian Feng hit a great ball. Urbano Saturnin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfred Olsson in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

If Federico Tedeschi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donato Balestra made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Elia Di Vincenzo sent off a good shot on target. Urbano Saturnin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Tedeschi, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Tedeschi in the 57th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Urbano Saturnin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Federico Tedeschi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Saturnin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfred Olsson in the 69th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Urbano Saturnin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Asklöv in the 70th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Donato Balestra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elia Di Vincenzo in the 72nd minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Donato Balestra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Calenzano's goalkeeper Donato Balestra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cesare Punta. Ahmed Sinan kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Calenzano made a substitution. Yaniusky Pardo replaced Alessio Santini. Calenzano made a substitution. Arturo Di Matteo replaced Alfred Olsson. After a rather tough play, Calenzano's Ahmed Sinan got a free kick in the 77th minute. When Deng Jian Bing came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Sao Brasola fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Deng Jian Bing couldn't finish the play. Lu Jian Feng hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Yaniusky Pardo struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Urbano Saturnin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Calenzano. Donato Balestra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Asklöv in the 83rd minute of the match. Urbano Saturnin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Di Matteo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Cesare Punta notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Calenzano's Donato Balestra. Donato Balestra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cesare Punta was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 95th minute. Sao Brasola's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The Calenzano supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sao Brasola's performance. The match ended with a win for Sao Brasola.