Friendly League

Kalahari Desert
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ladislao Gaspard made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 8th minute of the match Niceto Guilabertus shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nathan Sant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 10th minute, Ladislao Gaspard ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nathan Sant was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Nathan Sant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fabio Rapa's late challenge caught a Adrogue FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabio Rapa helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Meerkats FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Fabio Rapa hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antoine Miggiani got free with Cesar Quin in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute, Zach Testaferrata Viani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Meerkats FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Antoine Miggiani's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Cesar Quin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Antoine Miggiani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Cesar Quin made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Ladislao Gaspard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nathan Sant was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. The supporters of Adrogue FC booed when Meerkats FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timothy De Battista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gianluca Dalli hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Nathan Sant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Gaspard in the 44th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabio Rapa to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antoine Miggiani in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cesar Quin saved Adrogue FC from getting behind. Basilio Sarracino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nathan Sant having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Ladislao Gaspard got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ladislao Gaspard in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nathan Sant saved Meerkats FC from getting behind. Cesar Quin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Rapa in the 68th minute of the match. The supporters of Meerkats FC booed when Adrogue FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilio Fertus didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Rapa in the 74th minute of play forced Adrogue FC's goalkeeper Cesar Quin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Meerkats FC's Arthur Teuma in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Adrogue FC's goalie prevented a goal. Cesar Quin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Rapa, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eugenio Loren during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Eugenio Loren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute of the match Ryan Mallia sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cesar Quin skillfully saved the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Adrogue FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.