Friendly League

PLAYSTATION BOWL
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fred Nilsson kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Gabbro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Nilsson came free, but Alessandro Mancinelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Nicholas Langsford had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jake Leonard. WINNING ELEVEN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicholas Langsford was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 8th minute, Edvard Slæggerup left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gabbro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patricio Ostadar got free with Alessandro Mancinelli in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. WINNING ELEVEN's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andro Reiman in the 14th minute. The corner led WINNING ELEVEN's Andro Reiman to fire away a dangerous shot which Alessandro Mancinelli despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Gustavo Piearres charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gustavo Piearres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. WINNING ELEVEN made a substitution. Julio Gomez replaced Fred Nilsson. After 18 played minutes Gabbro FC got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Piearres. Alessandro Mancinelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julio Gomez in the 25th minute of play. After 28 minutes of play, WINNING ELEVEN's Julio Gomez made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alessandro Mancinelli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arrigo Guerriero charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arrigo Guerriero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of WINNING ELEVEN booed when Gabbro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arrigo Guerriero didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to WINNING ELEVEN getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Ladislao Ermengol hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the game, Gabbro FC's Edvard Slæggerup nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jake Leonard made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicholas Langsford in the 38th minute of play forced WINNING ELEVEN's goalkeeper Jake Leonard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by WINNING ELEVEN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nicholas Langsford was slow to take the kick. During this time Gabbro FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Gabbro FC's corner Edvard Slæggerup fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jake Leonard quite easily take care of the ball. The Gabbro FC fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when Gabbro FC's Edvard Slæggerup looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gabbro FC's goalkeeper Alessandro Mancinelli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ladislao Ermengol hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind WINNING ELEVEN's goalkeeper Jake Leonard, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The WINNING ELEVEN players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gabbro FC were winning 2-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edvard Slæggerup to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Gabbro FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Arrigo Guerriero hit a great ball. After having played for 70 minutes, Julio Gomez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. WINNING ELEVEN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julio Gomez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. WINNING ELEVEN's Silverio Gipuzkoa was substituted for Vilhelm Gustafsson. The attack was good, but when Julio Gomez in the 75th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 77th match minute, Gabbro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cemil Tanacan to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 79 minutes, Julio Gomez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. WINNING ELEVEN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julio Gomez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 82 minutes into the match, WINNING ELEVEN's goalkeeper Jake Leonard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edvard Slæggerup. Edvard Slæggerup's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Jake Leonard skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Eugenio Casadei hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Alessandro Mancinelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andro Reiman in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute of the match WINNING ELEVEN got a corner. Gabbro FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andro Reiman ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Ringo Howard almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Gabbro FC's Alessandro Mancinelli did a great save. In the 93rd minute of the match WINNING ELEVEN got a corner. Gabbro FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andro Reiman ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gabbro FC's Cemil Tanacan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Patricio Ostadar in the 95 minute of the game.