Friendly League

Sunset Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gerardo Beard made the kick off which started today's match. Jospeh McNally showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedele Panza in the 3rd minute of the match. Eugenio Manfredi was a little too slow when Jonas Cole got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. The audience was convinced that Gerardo Beard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugenio Manfredi was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. The supporters of Lunatics of Arianrhod booed when Brooklyn SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stacy McDonough didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute, Henry Hamberg made a precise shot to the right of Jospeh McNally. Brooklyn SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. If Gerardo Beard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jospeh McNally took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Hamberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Beard came free, but Eugenio Manfredi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Hamberg in the 22nd minute of play forced Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Jospeh McNally to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jospeh McNally showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Hamberg in the 27th minute of the match. Eugenio Manfredi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Beard in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Henry Hamberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jospeh McNally saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felice Cirigliano made in the 33rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ernesto Benedetti immediately put the ball in play. In the 34th minute of the match, Gerardo Beard tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eugenio Manfredi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Eugenio Manfredi came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Brooklyn SC's Gerardo Beard. But to his dismay, Gerardo Beard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Hibai in the 44th minute of play. Eugenio Manfredi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Beard in the 45th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Henry Hamberg made the kick off in the second half. Dadá Rossi made in the 52nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ernesto Benedetti immediately put the ball in play. Jospeh McNally showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Hibai in the 54th minute of the match. Brooklyn SC were furious when Rickey Ewing was red carded, 55 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Lunatics of Arianrhod made a substitution. Ernesto Martini replaced Henry Hamberg. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 55th minute of the game. One of Brooklyn SC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lunatics of Arianrhod:s goal. In the 60th minute Johan Ström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jospeh McNally saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fedele Panza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Jospeh McNally made a huge save. 68 minutes in the game Dadá Rossi did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ernesto Martini. Elliot Whitley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Eugenio Manfredi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dadá Rossi made in the 77th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ernesto Benedetti immediately put the ball in play. 83 minutes into the game, Serginho Ramos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brooklyn SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lunatics of Arianrhod the free kick. In the 83rd minute, Serginho Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jospeh McNally made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ernesto Martini in the 84th minute. 87 minutes into the game, Ernesto Benedetti threw the ball into play from the sideline. Brooklyn SC's Stacy McDonough quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 95 minutes into the match, Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Jospeh McNally had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ernesto Martini. In the 97th minute of the match Brooklyn SC got a corner. Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jonas Cole ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Jonas Cole got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eugenio Manfredi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The Lunatics of Arianrhod players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Brooklyn SC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.