Friendly League

Merceron Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ennio Marcantonio got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Merceron United getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Federico Del Giudice hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seyfi Türk in the 4th minute of play forced Merceron United's goalkeeper Dario Gelsomini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ennio Marcantonio's late challenge caught a The Engineers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ennio Marcantonio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 6th match minute, Merceron United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ennio Marcantonio to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ennio Guidoni during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 10 played minutes Merceron United got a freekick which was hit by Ennio Guidoni. Kieran Floyd had great luck who in the 14thth minute grab hold of the ball when Ennio Marcantonio from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 14thth minute of the game Ennio Marcantonio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Engineers's Kieran Floyd was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Merceron United's Ennio Marcantonio got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Evaristo Shantala kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Merceron United's Dario Gelsomini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ludomir Bartochowski in the 20th minute of play. Merceron United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alberigo Cavallucci in the 22nd minute. After taking down the ball on Merceron United's corner Alberigo Cavallucci fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kieran Floyd quite easily take care of the ball. When Federico Del Giudice fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Merceron United's protests and gave Federico Del Giudice a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st minute Alex De Toni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kieran Floyd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 32 played minutes Merceron United got a freekick which was hit by Ennio Guidoni. Merceron United's Dario Gelsomini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabinho Pitta in the 39th minute of play. Ennio Guidoni kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute of the match Zühtü Celvet shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dario Gelsomini showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dario Gelsomini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ludomir Bartochowski went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Merceron United's Ennio Guidoni got his second yellow card of the match in the 44th minute. The referee ordered Ennio Guidoni off the ground. In the 45th minute, Ennio Guidoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabinho Pitta was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, The Engineers's Hong Peng Liang got a free kick in the 51st minute. Federico Del Giudice took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kieran Floyd. The Engineers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 59th minute, Antonello Falone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute, Ludomir Bartochowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Seyfi Türk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Dario Gelsomini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Ludomir Bartochowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Engineers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. 81 minutes into the game, Alex De Toni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Merceron United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Engineers the free kick. Alex De Toni kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute of the match Seyfi Türk shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dario Gelsomini showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Ludomir Bartochowski notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Merceron United's Dario Gelsomini. Dario Gelsomini was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Seyfi Türks short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Dario Gelsomini to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Merceron United getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ennio Marcantonio hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the game, Antonello Falone was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Merceron United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Engineers the free kick. After a rather tough play, Merceron United's Antonello Falone got a free kick in the 93rd minute.