Friendly League

ASF Megastadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Cristiano Granata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukasz Rukszcz in the 5th minute of play. After 18 minutes A.S. Ian Fenomeni's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Filippo Massa who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Squadra de Pippe's Emilio Porta to fire away a dangerous shot which Cristiano Granata despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Fan Xi Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edoardo Galeone in the 20th minute of play. Filippo Massa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Granata having to interfere. Fan Xi Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gani Pamirhan in the 23rd minute of play. If Lukasz Rukszcz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristiano Granata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lukasz Rukszcz, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Lukasz Rukszcz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristiano Granata read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Squadra de Pippe's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Filippo Massa in the 30th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Ciro Palleschi in the 32nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Squadra de Pippe's Pastor Ellow. In the 33rd minute Pastor Ellow shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Granata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the A.S. Ian Fenomeni defense, Pastor Ellow kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristiano Granata. The A.S. Ian Fenomeni fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristiano Granata should have stopped the shot. A.S. Ian Fenomeni were furious when Enzo Guerrieri was red carded, 37 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Enzo Guerrieri kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Squadra de Pippe's Fan Xi Hong proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Squadra de Pippe from getting a goal against them. In the 47th minute Filippo Massa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Granata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Squadra de Pippe's Stanislovas Skripkauskas was substituted for Fabio Bosco. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lukasz Rukszcz to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.S. Ian Fenomeni's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Filippo Massa was slow to take the kick. During this time Squadra de Pippe's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of A.S. Ian Fenomeni booed when Squadra de Pippe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francesco Andreoli didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute Filippo Massa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Granata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66thth minute of the game Lukasz Rukszcz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Cristiano Granata was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristiano Granata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippo Massa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lukasz Rukszczs short, quick shot in the 76thth minute got Cristiano Granata to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The crowd rose to their feet as Squadra de Pippe's Lukasz Rukszcz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cristiano Granata. That made the score 0-3 after 77 minutes of play. Squadra de Pippe's Nicu Ichimescu was substituted for Valérien Derm. After a defensive mix-up in Squadra de Pippe's zone, Dino Palmisano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fan Xi Hong came out of the goal and Dino Palmisano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristiano Granata was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lukasz Rukszcz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 88 minute of play. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Cristiano Granata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristoforo Volpe in the 91st minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Lukasz Rukszcz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristiano Granata. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lukasz Rukszcz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Squadra de Pippe walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.