Friendly League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edvard Slæggerup took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alessandro Mancinelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán in the 2nd minute of the match. If Edvard Slæggerup had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edvard Slæggerup sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alessandro Mancinelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán in the 9th minute of the match. Alessandro Mancinelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the game, Amboy FC's Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alessandro Mancinelli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicholas Langsford got free with Ariel Mourelatos in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ariel Mourelatos made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Nicholas Langsford sent off a good shot on target. Edvard Slæggerup blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ariel Mourelatos having to make a save. Alessandro Mancinelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabbro FC's Alessandro Mancinelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valerio Spadoni in the 27th minute of play. Ariel Mourelatos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edvard Slæggerup, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alessandro Mancinelli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edvard Slæggerup got free with Ariel Mourelatos in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edvard Slæggerup sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Edvard Slæggerup 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amboy FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alessandro Mancinelli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ruperto Modestio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valerio Spadoni to strike the kick off in the second half. Alessandro Mancinelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruperto Modestio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Edvard Slæggerup had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the match, Gabbro FC's goalkeeper Alessandro Mancinelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán. Ariel Mourelatos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicholas Langsford in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Edvard Slæggerup had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ariel Mourelatos. Amboy FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edvard Slæggerup was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edvard Slæggerup in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ariel Mourelatos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 71 minutes into the match, Amboy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edvard Slæggerup came free, but Ariel Mourelatos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Alessandro Mancinelli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 73rd minute Ruperto Modestio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessandro Mancinelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alessandro Mancinelli came out and tried to block the shot, but Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 77th minute. Ariel Mourelatos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edvard Slæggerup in the 83rd minute of play. Mario Alberto Abascal hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Bruce Cornforth charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bruce Cornforth the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 90th match minute, Amboy FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruce Cornforth to maneuver through the defense. If Edvard Slæggerup had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Amboy FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.