Friendly League

Grand Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chip Steele made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Redchiaps FC's Diego Piretti got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Redchiaps FC's Angelo Marsilio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ozzy Budden in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to Vicenza Wanderers getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ozzy Budden hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chip Steele in the 7th minute of play forced Redchiaps FC's goalkeeper Angelo Marsilio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Marsilio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chip Steele's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. The supporters of Vicenza Wanderers booed when Redchiaps FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felice Schiavoni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciro Antognoni lost his temper 17 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, Redchiaps FC's Ciro Antognoni got a free kick in the 17th minute. Angelo Marsilio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vince Riad, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Angelo Marsilio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ozzy Budden, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute, Vince Riad made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Marsilio. Redchiaps FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Vicenza Wanderers's Ozzy Budden got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chip Steele in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Angelo Marsilio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 34 minutes, Antonio Brillante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Redchiaps FC and the Vicenza Wanderers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Redchiaps FC's Antonio Brillante got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute of the match Ron Sharples shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Angelo Marsilio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diego Piretti during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Diego Piretti kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Vince Riad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Marsilio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angelo Marsilio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from John Newman went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 46 minutes into the game, Vicenza Wanderers's Chip Steele nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Angelo Marsilio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Felice Doris was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Vicenza Wanderers booed when Redchiaps FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francesco Ceccarelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Ron Sharples in the 54th minute really tested Angelo Marsilio's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vince Riad in the 55th minute of play forced Redchiaps FC's goalkeeper Angelo Marsilio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Felice Schiavoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute of the match Ron Sharples shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Angelo Marsilio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 59th match minute, Redchiaps FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Piretti to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute, Chip Steele reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Angelo Marsilio. The goal made the score 0-4. After 64 played minutes Vicenza Wanderers got a freekick which was hit by Graham Deeney. The crowd rose to their feet as Vicenza Wanderers's Vince Riad slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Angelo Marsilio. That made the score 0-5 after 67 minutes of play. 72 minutes into the match, Redchiaps FC's goalkeeper Angelo Marsilio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chip Steele. 75 minutes in the game, Chip Steele fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Angelo Marsilio having to interfere. Angelo Marsilio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vince Riad in the 80th minute of the match. The supporters of Redchiaps FC booed when Vicenza Wanderers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chip Steele didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Redchiaps FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Dennis Bruno hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the game, Vicenza Wanderers's Chip Steele nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Angelo Marsilio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Chip Steele's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Angelo Marsilio firmly grabbed it by the left post. Vicenza Wanderers's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.