Friendly League

Stadio Filadelfia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Donato Micarelli started the match with the kick off. Enzo Palleschi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Barros in the 4th minute of play. Enzo Palleschi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caio Branco in the 7th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caio Branco during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 8 played minutes Catao FC got a freekick which was hit by Caio Branco. After having played for 10 minutes, Alfonso Di Toro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.S.C.T Philadelphia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfonso Di Toro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 12 played minutes Catao FC got a freekick which was hit by Jardel de Andrade. With a little luck, Catao FC's Deivid Siqueira got control of the ball when Alfonso Di Toro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Donato Micarelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Catao FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Marcel Galvão hit a great ball. Donato Micarelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Beppe Foddis's late challenge caught a Catao FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Beppe Foddis helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Catao FC booed when A.S.C.T Philadelphia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beppe Foddis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Donato Micarelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Alfonso Di Toro came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the A.S.C.T Philadelphia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alfonso Di Toro couldn't finish the play. Donato Micarelli was extremely unlucky when he, in the 30th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Comunardo Bencivenni kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. When Alfonso Di Toro came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the A.S.C.T Philadelphia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alfonso Di Toro couldn't finish the play. In the 39th minute, Jardel de Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 40 played minutes, A.S.C.T Philadelphia's Donato Di Bernardo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Deivid Siqueira came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in A.S.C.T Philadelphia reached it. A.S.C.T Philadelphia's Enzo Palleschi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Barros in the 43rd minute of play. If Eduardo Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The A.S.C.T Philadelphia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Catao FC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eduardo Barros to make the kick off. Deivid Siqueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Micarelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. If Eduardo Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Caio Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enzo Palleschi having to interfere. Donato Micarelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, A.S.C.T Philadelphia's Alfonso Di Toro got a free kick in the 64th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Donato Micarelli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Deivid Siqueira. Catao FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Donato Micarelli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Deivid Siqueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Micarelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 80 played minutes A.S.C.T Philadelphia got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Corrente. 83 minutes into the match, Catao FC's Eduardo Barros sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enzo Palleschi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alfonso Di Toro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Deivid Siqueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Caio Branco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Enzo Palleschi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcel Galvão's late challenge caught a A.S.C.T Philadelphia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcel Galvão helped the player get up and apologised. After 93 played minutes Catao FC got a freekick which was hit by Marcel Galvão. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.