Friendly League

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andres Oper took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, AC Civetta Notturna's Anthony Sacchi got control of the ball when Andres Oper tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Strib Galacticos IF's goal looked a bit too open when Filomeno Garcia came free, but Gunvald Glarkrog reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Strib Galacticos IF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Octavio Atarrabi was slow to take the kick. During this time AC Civetta Notturna's players had a chance to rest. Emanuele Corsi made a great header on AC Civetta Notturna's corner, it was just that Strib Galacticos IF's Gunvald Glarkrog managed to reach the ball for a save. When Octavio Atarrabi fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Civetta Notturna's protests and gave Octavio Atarrabi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AC Civetta Notturna getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Octavio Atarrabi hit a great ball. When Andres Oper came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Strib Galacticos IF 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 Andres Oper couldn't finish the play. A hard shot 26 in the game by Andres Oper from a close distance when the talented Anthony Sacchi managed to make a qualified save. AC Civetta Notturna's players were relieved. Anthony Sacchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Xiong Han in the 29th minute of the match. A collision led to AC Civetta Notturna getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Octavio Atarrabi hit a great ball. Strib Galacticos IF's Davide Ubriaco shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 33rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Anthony Sacchi but with some difficulty. Andres Oper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Andres Oper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Anthony Sacchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andres Oper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 played minutes Strib Galacticos IF got a freekick which was hit by Sivart Djursgård. After having played for 42 minutes, Andres Oper managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Strib Galacticos IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andres Oper was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniele Danza to strike the kick off in the second half. Gunvald Glarkrog showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuele Corsi in the 53rd minute of the match. Zhao Xiong Han hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhao Xiong Han in the 56th minute of play forced AC Civetta Notturna's goalkeeper Anthony Sacchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 60th minute of the game. One of AC Civetta Notturna:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Strib Galacticos IF:s goal. The referee gave Strib Galacticos IF a penalty, 61 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Davide Ubriaco, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AC Civetta Notturna's Anthony Sacchi. 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Andres Oper managed to get in a good position for a shot. Strib Galacticos IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Andres Oper was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anthony Sacchi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 70 played minutes Strib Galacticos IF got a freekick which was hit by Sivart Djursgård. In the 71st match minute, Strib Galacticos IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sivart Djursgård to maneuver through the defense. After 73 minutes of play, Strib Galacticos IF's Hagbard Ribov made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anthony Sacchi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hagbard Ribov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anthony Sacchi having to make a save. In the 76th minute Hagbard Ribov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anthony Sacchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hagbard Ribov in the 78th minute of play forced AC Civetta Notturna's goalkeeper Anthony Sacchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AC Civetta Notturna's Damiano Longo was substituted for Emanuele Corsi. Sertaç Cansefa hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute Hagbard Ribov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anthony Sacchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Hagbard Ribov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anthony Sacchi. AC Civetta Notturna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hagbard Ribov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Strib Galacticos IF were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AC Civetta Notturna for a fine match.