Friendly League

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kylian Henry made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute Kylian Henry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ennio Croce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Kylian Henry notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sao Brasola's Ennio Croce. Ennio Croce was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iosif Şiman took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ennio Croce. Ennio Croce dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 13 minutes into the game, Armada's Ma Feng Sen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ennio Croce made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 19th minute, Cristian Anastasiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iosif Şiman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ennio Croce having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, Kylian Henry made a precise shot to the right of Ennio Croce. Sao Brasola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 28 minutes into the game, Armada's Iosif Şiman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ennio Croce made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Ennio Croce didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kylian Henry went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. In the 38th minute, Iosif Şiman made a precise shot to the right of Ennio Croce. Sao Brasola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kylian Henry in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ennio Croce prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 46th minute Kylian Henry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ennio Croce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-9 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fulvio Faiella made a kick off. Kylian Henry scored 0-10 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ennio Croce, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kylian Henry got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 0-11 in the right cross in the 60th match minute before Ennio Croce had time to react. Sao Brasola's Ennio Croce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasios Boukouvalas in the 62nd minute of play. After 64 minutes of play, Armada's Kylian Henry made it 0-12 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ennio Croce was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Sao Brasola defense, Kylian Henry kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ennio Croce. The Sao Brasola fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ennio Croce should have stopped the shot. Kylian Henry did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-14 to the left of a surprised Ennio Croce 72 minutes into the match. Ennio Croce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ma Feng Sen in the 76th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 0-15 when Kylian Henry sped through Sao Brasola's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ennio Croce. In the 80th minute, Kylian Henry made a precise shot to the right of Ennio Croce. Sao Brasola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-16. In the 84th play minute Kylian Henry came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ennio Croce. 0-17. Armada made a substitution. Liviu Buceceanu replaced Kylian Henry. Liviu Buceceanu might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ennio Croce. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Liviu Buceceanu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 89th minute Liviu Buceceanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ennio Croce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Liviu Buceceanu got free with Ennio Croce in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Liviu Buceceanu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ennio Croce. That made the score 0-18 in the 91 minute of play. Ennio Croce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liviu Buceceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Sao Brasola fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Armada were clearly better and deserved to take the win.