Friendly League

Plush Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edoardo Rinaldi started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the game, one of Valdieri:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 6 minutes, FA Sandtown's Sebastian Larsson got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Alberto Andreola. In the 9th minute, Edoardo Cabrini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Valdieri! In the 13th minute, Eugenio Stefano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 15th minute, when FA Sandtown's Radomil Barys after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Alberto Andreola in Valdieri's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. If Aleksander Kissel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 19th minute Aleksander Kissel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Andreola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radomil Barys kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Elia Mascitti took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Radowit Trzaskoma. FA Sandtown's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sebastian Larsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of FA Sandtown booed when Valdieri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosimo Avesani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aleksander Kissel struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Alberto Andreola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FA Sandtown. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aleksander Kissel got free with Alberto Andreola in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37thth minute of the game Aleksander Kissel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valdieri's Alberto Andreola was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Aleksander Kissel kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alberto Andreola. That made the score 4-0 in the 41 minute of play. In the 44th minute, Valdieri's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Sebastian Larsson fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aleksander Kissel was the one to do the kick off. Alberto Andreola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksander Kissel in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Aleksander Kissel made a precise shot to the right of Alberto Andreola. Valdieri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Aleksander Kissel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61st minute Aleksander Kissel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Andreola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the game, FA Sandtown's Sebastian Larsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alberto Andreola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. FA Sandtown made a substitution. Benoit Van Bettenrode replaced Aleksander Kissel. Benoit Van Bettenrode kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Benoit Van Bettenrode's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alberto Andreola was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 74 minutes into the match, Valdieri's goal looked a bit too open when Benoit Van Bettenrode came free, but Alberto Andreola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Benoit Van Bettenrode had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alberto Andreola. Valdieri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benoit Van Bettenrode was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Benoit Van Bettenrode scored 8-0 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alberto Andreola, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Benoit Van Bettenrode might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alberto Andreola. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benoit Van Bettenrode ran back to his position shaking his head. Alberto Andreola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode in the 89th minute of play. Benoit Van Bettenrode's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alberto Andreola read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FA Sandtown fully deserved thier win.