Friendly League

San Mauro A Mare
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Levent Hicran took the kick off in the first half of the match. Toronto United's Kauã Paranaense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levent Hicran in the 2nd minute of play. Kauã Paranaense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Levent Hicran in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute San Mauro A Mare FC were awarded a corner. Dinu Dobre went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Toronto United's goalie and right to Cristiano Patricelli. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Toronto United's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Kauã Paranaense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Levent Hicran, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 13 minutes into the game, Zbigniew Limanowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Mauro A Mare FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Toronto United the free kick. In the 13th minute, Zbigniew Limanowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rogério Mitovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Fitzgerald, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. When San Mauro A Mare FC's Levent Hicran in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Toronto United's goalie prevented a goal. San Mauro A Mare FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dinu Dobre in the 24th minute. A very nice done corner allowed Augusto Graziani to score against Kauã Paranaense in Toronto United's goal. 2-0 after 25 minutes. In the 32nd minute, Levent Hicran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Mauro A Mare FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 35th minute, Thomas Knowles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kauã Paranaense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Levent Hicran in the 36th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, San Mauro A Mare FC's Levent Hicran sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kauã Paranaense narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 40 minutes Toronto United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dinu Dobre who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, San Mauro A Mare FC's Marcus Hastings got a free kick in the 40th minute. Rodolfo Eleazar hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Toronto United defense, Levent Hicran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kauã Paranaense. The Toronto United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kauã Paranaense should have stopped the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lou Walker stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kauã Paranaense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Levent Hicran in the 53rd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, San Mauro A Mare FC's Levent Hicran sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kauã Paranaense narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Levent Hicran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dinu Dobre scored 6-0 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kauã Paranaense, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kauã Paranaense stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Levent Hicran's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Augusto Riso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. San Mauro A Mare FC's Alex Orsi was substituted for Levent Hicran. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Riso in the 75th minute of play forced Toronto United's goalkeeper Kauã Paranaense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77thth minute of the game Alex Orsi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Toronto United's Kauã Paranaense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alex Orsi struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Kauã Paranaense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for San Mauro A Mare FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Orsi in the 83rd minute of play forced Toronto United's goalkeeper Kauã Paranaense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alex Orsi in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kauã Paranaense saved Toronto United from getting behind. Toronto United's Kauã Paranaense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Orsi in the 86th minute of play. Kauã Paranaense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Orsi, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After 90th play minutes Alex Orsi shot 7-0, a short shot which went by Kauã Paranaense and just under the crossbar into goal. After a defensive mix-up in Toronto United's zone, Alex Orsi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kauã Paranaense came out of the goal and Alex Orsi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Toronto United players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for San Mauro A Mare FC.