Friendly League

Baobab Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emiliano Giusto started the match with the kick off. After having played for 4 minutes, Giannis Chatziioannou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skyfall's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giannis Chatziioannou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Giannis Chatziioannou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 12 minutes into the match, Giannis Chatziioannou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabiano Violento. Old BaoBaB Accademy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giannis Chatziioannou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 15th match minute, Old BaoBaB Accademy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anfilogino Furia to maneuver through the defense. Fabiano Violento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Chatziioannou in the 16th minute of play. A throw-in in the 18th minute of the game was made by Candido Oteiza with Anfilogino Furia as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 22nd minute, Giannis Chatziioannou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Skyfall fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 25th minute Giannis Chatziioannou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Violento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giannis Chatziioannou might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fabiano Violento. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Giannis Chatziioannou ran back to his position shaking his head. Fabiano Violento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Chatziioannou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giannis Chatziioannou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabiano Violento read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. After 32 played minutes Old BaoBaB Accademy got a freekick which was hit by Emiliano Giusto. Fabiano Violento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Chatziioannou in the 34th minute of the match. Anfilogino Furia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Bradley Allcock made a huge save. In the 40th minute of the game Candido Oteiza made a throw-in which Anfilogino Furia played forward. In the 44th match minute, Skyfall was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcinho de Toledo to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giannis Chatziioannou stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Giannis Chatziioannou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fabiano Violento having to make a save. 58 minutes into the match, Skyfall's Marcinho de Toledo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabiano Violento narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Giusto in the 61st minute of play forced Skyfall's goalkeeper Bradley Allcock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bradley Allcock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Giusto in the 64th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Giannis Chatziioannou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabiano Violento was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Bradley Allcock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emiliano Giusto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robert Pirès took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bradley Allcock. Bradley Allcock dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Skyfall made a substitution. Harriet Moron replaced Attilio Franceschelli. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Emilio Buffone was substituted for Emiliano Giusto. Fabiano Violento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Chatziioannou, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After some careless play in the Skyfall defense, Emilio Buffone kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bradley Allcock. The Skyfall fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bradley Allcock should have stopped the shot. 84 minutes into the match, Skyfall's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Buffone came free, but Bradley Allcock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabiano Violento made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Giannis Chatziioannou sent off a good shot on target. In the 87th match minute, Old BaoBaB Accademy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Candido Oteiza to maneuver through the defense. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.