Friendly League

The Clapham Oval
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cléberson Mendonça kicked off to start the match. João Francisco Toscano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pawel Makarewicz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Pawel Makarewicz made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Cléberson Mendonça sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Thurman in the 6th minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Ennio Orsini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ennio Orsini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Thurman in the 6th minute of play. Pawel Makarewicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cléberson Mendonça in the 8th minute. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Parma Wanderers's goalkeeper Pawel Makarewicz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 17th minute Russ Hunter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ennio Orsini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pawel Makarewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Francisco Toscano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pawel Makarewicz made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Cléberson Mendonça sent off a good shot on target. Clapham Rovers's Ennio Orsini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Russ Hunter in the 28th minute of play. João Francisco Toscano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pawel Makarewicz having to interfere. After 31 played minutes Parma Wanderers got a freekick which was hit by Russ Hunter. Clapham Rovers's Cléberson Mendonça got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alex Gibson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pawel Makarewicz came out and tried to block the shot, but Alex Gibson slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 33rd minute. Parma Wanderers's Pawel Makarewicz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Parma Wanderers from getting a goal against them. When Cléberson Mendonça came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Clapham Rovers 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 Cléberson Mendonça couldn't finish the play. 41 minutes into the game, Cléberson Mendonça was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Clapham Rovers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Parma Wanderers the free kick. In the 41st minute, Cléberson Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ennio Orsini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Russ Hunter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pawel Makarewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Francisco Toscano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Parma Wanderers's Pawel Makarewicz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Parma Wanderers from getting a goal against them. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Russ Hunter made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Cléberson Mendonça's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pawel Makarewicz was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Russ Hunter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Ennio Orsini made a huge save. When Clapham Rovers's Cléberson Mendonça in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Parma Wanderers's goalie prevented a goal. Pawel Makarewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cléberson Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Parma Wanderers's goal looked a bit too open when Cléberson Mendonça came free, but Pawel Makarewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Clapham Rovers's Cléberson Mendonça nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pawel Makarewicz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Parma Wanderers's Pawel Makarewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Francisco Toscano in the 70th minute of play. Pawel Makarewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Francisco Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Ennio Orsini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Russ Hunter. Cléberson Mendonça recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Parma Wanderers's goal looked a bit too open when Jools Holland came free, but Pawel Makarewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 76 played minutes Parma Wanderers got a freekick which was hit by Edmondo Pan. After 78 played minutes Parma Wanderers got a freekick which was hit by Edmondo Pan. Pawel Makarewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jools Holland, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Parma Wanderers's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Moss came free, but Pawel Makarewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pawel Makarewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Francisco Toscano in the 83rd minute of play. Jools Holland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pawel Makarewicz having to interfere. Pawel Makarewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Francisco Toscano in the 88th minute of play. After 89 minutes Parma Wanderers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gavin Sedgemore who took care of the corner kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jools Holland in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pawel Makarewicz saved Parma Wanderers from getting behind. In the 92nd minute, Danny Hallam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kasey Griggs's late challenge caught a Parma Wanderers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kasey Griggs helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Clapham Rovers getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Kasey Griggs hit a great ball. Ennio Orsini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kirk Perkins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clapham Rovers's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.