Friendly League

Golden Palace
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Saif Abo Al Hasan started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Dexter Morgan VR46's Frank Sammartino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mortada Al Ansari made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 7 played minutes Golden Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Mortada Al Khames. Fortunato Brandolini took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mortada Al Ansari. Golden Tigers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Golden Tigers getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Basem Al Baghli hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, Alvaro Borel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mortada Al Ansari. Golden Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvaro Borel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Mortada Al Ansari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Borel in the 16th minute of play. Mortada Al Ansari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Borel, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Beppe Pozzo made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Saif Abo Al Hasan sent off a good shot on target. Beppe Pozzo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saif Abo Al Hasan in the 22nd minute. Mortada Al Ansari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Borel in the 24th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Bobbio came free, but Mortada Al Ansari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mortada Al Ansari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sammartino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mortada Al Ansari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Borel in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Alberigo Di Nucci came free, but Mortada Al Ansari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Dexter Morgan VR46's goal looked a bit too open when Khalaf Kakoli came free, but Beppe Pozzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mortada Al Ansari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Achille Carbonetti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Franco Bobbio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dexter Morgan VR46 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in Dexter Morgan VR46's zone, Khalaf Kakoli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beppe Pozzo came out of the goal and Khalaf Kakoli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

51 minutes into the match, Dexter Morgan VR46's goal looked a bit too open when Saif Abo Al Hasan came free, but Beppe Pozzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 51st minute, Achille Carbonetti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute, Alvaro Borel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mortada Al Ansari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franco Bobbio, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Mortada Al Ansari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Borel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute Frank Sammartino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mortada Al Ansari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the game, Dexter Morgan VR46's Frank Sammartino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mortada Al Ansari made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Alberigo Di Nucci in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mortada Al Ansari, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Alvaro Borel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mortada Al Ansari having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fortunato Brandolini during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fortunato Brandolini kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Franco Bobbio got free with Mortada Al Ansari in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Golden Tigers getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Khalaf Kakoli hit a great ball. After having played for 89 minutes, Khalaf Kakoli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Golden Tigers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Khalaf Kakoli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 93rd minute Shaker Hayat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beppe Pozzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute Frank Sammartino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mortada Al Ansari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over Dexter Morgan VR46 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Golden Tigers throughout the match.