Friendly League

Diamantão
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Daniele Danza started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Alberigo Esposito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alberto Catarinense was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Afonsinho Costa hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 7thth minute of the game Daniele Danza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Diamonds FC's Alberto Catarinense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 10th minute, Daniele Danza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Civetta Calcio fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Diamonds FC's Alberto Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniele Danza in the 14th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Alberigo Esposito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alberto Catarinense. Diamonds FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberigo Esposito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Alberto Catarinense had in the 23rdth minute some difficulties stopping Damiano Longo's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 24 minutes into the game, Nuno Massa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Diamonds FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Civetta Calcio the free kick. Nuno Massa kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberigo Esposito in the 30th minute of play forced Diamonds FC's goalkeeper Alberto Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 33rd minute, but Anthony Sacchi got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Civetta Calcio hanging dry this time. Alberto Catarinense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damiano Longo, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Alberto Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damiano Longo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

In the 51st minute, Angelo Del Bello got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Anthony Sacchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guto de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emanuele Corsi got free with Alberto Catarinense in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 59th minute Damiano Longo suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After a rather tough play, Diamonds FC's Afonsinho Costa got a free kick in the 61st minute. After 61 played minutes, Civetta Calcio's Igor Lope shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alberto Catarinense came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Civetta Calcio reached it. Lucas Paquette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anthony Sacchi having to interfere. Civetta Calcio made a substitution. Dario Cantagallo replaced Angelo Del Bello. In the 71st minute, Emanuele Corsi made a precise shot to the right of Alberto Catarinense. Diamonds FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Daniele Danza was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 74th minute. Civetta Calcio's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 77 minutes into the match, Diamonds FC's goalkeeper Alberto Catarinense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dennis Grassi. In the 78th minute, Alberigo Esposito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Civetta Calcio fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. 83 minutes into the match, Diamonds FC's goalkeeper Alberto Catarinense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dennis Grassi. Diamonds FC's Alberto Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniele Danza in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Diamonds FC's goalkeeper Alberto Catarinense, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Civetta Calcio left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Diamonds FC.