Friendly League

Deadpool
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Armando Madaio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bernardo Lampa might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christoph Neumann. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernardo Lampa ran back to his position shaking his head. Armando Madaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armando Madaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Dubai FC's zone, Felix Ernst stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Comunardo Di Giacomo came out of the goal and Felix Ernst tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felix Ernst's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Comunardo Di Giacomo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 17 minutes into the match, Overdrive's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Madaio came free, but Christoph Neumann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 18 minutes, Alvaro Di Mario managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dubai FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvaro Di Mario was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Dubai FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Alessandro Bassi hit a great ball. Gabriel Leibold got a throw-in 26 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Lysander Schloss. Armando Madaio scored 0-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christoph Neumann, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Overdrive's Christoph Neumann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Madaio in the 42nd minute of play. Comunardo Di Giacomo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Ernst in the 45th minute of play. Alvaro Di Mario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christoph Neumann having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Felix Ernst made a kick off. Comunardo Di Giacomo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Ernst, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alvise Donato fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dubai FC's protests and gave Alvise Donato a yellow card for diving instead. After 57 minutes, Armin Vasco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dubai FC and the Overdrive players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Dubai FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Armin Vasco hit a great ball. Christoph Neumann made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvise Donato in the 77th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Armando Madaio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dubai FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Madaio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christoph Neumann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lucio Wessel kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Gabriel Leibold charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabriel Leibold the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Christoph Neumann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Lampa, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Dubai FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.