Friendly League

Circus Circus Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Davide Zisser got the match started through his kick off. Arrigo Capone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yavuz Acabay in the 3rd minute of play. Gwendal Puig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Arrigo Capone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Yavuz Acabay sped through Gonzo Style f.c's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arrigo Capone. After 25 minutes Gonzo Style f.c's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Esteve Abechuco who took care of the corner kick. Yala's Yavuz Acabay was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arrigo Capone in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Arrigo Capone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yavuz Acabay in the 30th minute of the match. Augusto Vieri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Lv Zhen Li made a huge save. When Amedeo Signoretti fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gonzo Style f.c's protests and gave Amedeo Signoretti a yellow card for diving instead. Arrigo Capone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yavuz Acabay, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Yavuz Acabay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Capone having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Gonzo Style f.c's zone, Yavuz Acabay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arrigo Capone came out of the goal and Yavuz Acabay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Gwendal Puig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Yavuz Acabay made the kick off in the second half. Niki Bundev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Capone having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Yala fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 53rd minute. Penalty! The throw-in from Davide Zisser in the 56th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Yala's Alberto Jaunti. Arrigo Capone came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Yala's Gwendal Puig. But to his dismay, Gwendal Puig quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The supporters of Gonzo Style f.c booed when Yala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niki Bundev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Gonzo Style f.c's Dennis Pagliarini got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Niki Bundev struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Arrigo Capone didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yala. 68 minutes into the match, Gonzo Style f.c's goalkeeper Arrigo Capone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niki Bundev. If Niki Bundev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gonzo Style f.c's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Esteve Abechuco was slow to take the kick. During this time Yala's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Yala's corner Esteve Abechuco fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arrigo Capone quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Gonzo Style f.c's Dennis Pagliarini got a free kick in the 85th minute. After 86 played minutes, Yala's Esteve Abechuco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arrigo Capone 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 Yala reached it. In the 86th match minute, Gonzo Style f.c was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amedeo Signoretti to maneuver through the defense. Yala's Niki Bundev got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 91st minute, Gwendal Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 94 played minutes Yala got a freekick which was hit by Higinio Fidencio. Dennis Pagliarini took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lv Zhen Li. Yala's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Niki Bundev took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arrigo Capone. Arrigo Capone dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. The Yala supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Yala would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.