Friendly League

Ljusne
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Ljusne's zone, Anthony Cassone stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ola Nilsson came out of the goal and Anthony Cassone tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th minute, Ljusne's Conny Mikaelsson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fabrizio Di Battista. Fabrizio Di Battista yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. A hard shot 15 in the game by Paul Ekström from a close distance when the talented Fabrizio Di Battista managed to make a qualified save. Torre A Mare's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, Torre A Mare's Angelo Ferreri got a free kick in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conny Mikaelsson in the 18th minute of play forced Torre A Mare's goalkeeper Fabrizio Di Battista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ljusne's zone, Ettore Panza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ola Nilsson came out of the goal and Ettore Panza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paul Ekström in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabrizio Di Battista saved Torre A Mare from getting behind. Ettore Panza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ola Nilsson having to make a save. When Conny Mikaelsson came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Ljusne 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 Conny Mikaelsson couldn't finish the play. Conny Mikaelsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, Ljusne's Conny Mikaelsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabrizio Di Battista narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ola Nilsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ettore Panza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Ljusne's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Panza came free, but Ola Nilsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Ljusne's Conny Mikaelsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fabrizio Di Battista. That made the score 2-0 after 40 minutes of play. Ola Nilsson came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Torre A Mare's Anthony Cassone. But to his dismay, Anthony Cassone quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Fabrizio Di Battista made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Paul Ekström sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anthony Cassone made a kick off. After 54 played minutes Ljusne got a freekick which was hit by Ingvar Målare. The long shot by Anselmo Teodori in the 55th minute really tested Ola Nilsson's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 61 minutes into the match, Anthony Cassone dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ola Nilsson, 2-2. After 67 played minutes Ljusne got a freekick which was hit by Timmy Larsson. Anselmo Teodori, 68 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Per-Oskar Magnusson kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Ljusne's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Cassone came free, but Ola Nilsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 90 minutes into the game, when Henning Karlsson put in a rough tackle. In the 89th minute, one of Ljusne:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ljusne. Ljusne:s Ola Nilsson showed great skill when he stopped Anselmo Teodori:s penalty. In the 95th minute, Franco Chiarelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Torre A Mare supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Torre A Mare would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.