Friendly League

Garbatella
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, garbatella's goal looked a bit too open when Darwin Núñez came free, but Alessio Di Paolo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alessio Di Paolo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darwin Núñez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Banaszak in the 7th minute of play forced garbatella's goalkeeper Alessio Di Paolo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alessio Di Paolo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darwin Núñez in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Ismael Frances cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Alessio Di Paolo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alessio Di Paolo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland Banaszak in the 22nd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, garbatella's Mateo Llorienzo threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Diego Torelli, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 25 minutes into the game, Domingo Jago cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Alessio Di Paolo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alessio Di Paolo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Frances, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as garbatella's Diego Torelli slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mateo Llorienzo. That made the score 1-2 after 37 minutes of play. 42 minutes into the match, garbatella's goal looked a bit too open when Darwin Núñez came free, but Alessio Di Paolo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingo Jago in the 45th minute of play forced garbatella's goalkeeper Alessio Di Paolo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Roland Banaszak was the one to do the kick off. Alessio Di Paolo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Frances, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 56 minutes of play, Merengue FC's Domingo Jago made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alessio Di Paolo was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arturo Donatelli during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th match minute, garbatella was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Donatelli to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Banaszak in the 65th minute of play forced garbatella's goalkeeper Alessio Di Paolo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 played minutes garbatella got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinando Di Giulio. Domingo Jago hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Mateo Llorienzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Torelli in the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Darwin Núñez made a precise shot to the right of Alessio Di Paolo. garbatella's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. 78 minutes into the match, garbatella's goal looked a bit too open when Darwin Núñez came free, but Alessio Di Paolo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Merengue FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Trombetta came free, but Mateo Llorienzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alessio Di Paolo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Frances, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 91st minute, Merengue FC's Darwin Núñez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. Merengue FC'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.