Friendly League

Stadio Martignano
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Vintilă Ghițulescu made the kick off and thus started the match. Sporting Burgas's Álvaro Perpiñán proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Burgas from getting a goal against them. Armando Bonelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cedro Pantoja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Sporting Burgas's Vintilă Ghițulescu in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sorci Viola's goalie prevented a goal. Armando Bonelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cedro Pantoja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sorci Viola's Armando Bonelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vintilă Ghițulescu in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Joel Ferrer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armando Bonelli was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Davor Šuker in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Bonelli saved Sorci Viola from getting behind. A collision led to Sorci Viola getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Alvise Urbani hit a great ball. Armando Bonelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cedro Pantoja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Sporting Burgas's Davor Šuker in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sorci Viola's goalie prevented a goal. Alvise Urbani struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Álvaro Perpiñán didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sorci Viola. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Burgas's goalkeeper Álvaro Perpiñán, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Elia Borel fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sorci Viola's protests and gave Elia Borel a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Sporting Burgas booed when Sorci Viola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elia Borel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute Vintilă Ghițulescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Bonelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Sporting Burgas's goal looked a bit too open when Elia Borel came free, but Álvaro Perpiñán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Vintilă Ghițulescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Bonelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sporting Burgas's Álvaro Perpiñán proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Burgas from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vintilă Ghițulescu in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Bonelli saved Sorci Viola from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Donato Massimi during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st match minute, Sorci Viola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Massimi to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Sorci Viola booed when Sporting Burgas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ke Xiong Chen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sorci Viola were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Sporting Burgas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dario Tondi took the corner. Sorci Viola's Dario Tondi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Álvaro Perpiñán in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After the first half Sporting Burgas were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Davor Šuker who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Armando Bonelli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Armando Bonelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cedro Pantoja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Álvaro Perpiñán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvise Urbani in the 58th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Davor Šuker took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Armando Bonelli to make any attempt to save it. Sorci Viola's Armando Bonelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Sorci Viola from getting a goal against them. Sporting Burgas made a substitution. Antonio Fioriti replaced Vintilă Ghițulescu. The corner led to Sporting Burgas's Cedro Pantoja getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Sorci Viola's goalkeeper Armando Bonelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonio Fioriti. In the 76th minute Alvise Urbani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Perpiñán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Sorci Viola's Armando Bonelli got control of the ball when Antonio Fioriti tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Sorci Viola booed when Sporting Burgas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damian Udrescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 played minutes, Sorci Viola's Dario Tondi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Álvaro Perpiñán 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 Sorci Viola reached it. In the 81st match minute, Sorci Viola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anfilogino Arpaia to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Davor Šuker from long distance, 82 minutes into the match, got Armando Bonelli's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Álvaro Perpiñán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvise Urbani in the 85th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Sorci Viola's goalkeeper Armando Bonelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonio Fioriti. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Alvise Urbani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sorci Viola's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvise Urbani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Álvaro Perpiñán breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th match minute, Sporting Burgas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ke Xiong Chen to maneuver through the defense. Davor Šuker received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Armando Bonelli came out and tried to block the shot, but Davor Šuker slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 96th minute. Sporting Burgas's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.