Friendly League

安徽亳州隐士队
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. 7 minutes into the match, 安徽亳州隐士队's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Di Mario came free, but 柳威海 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 柳威海 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armando Madaio went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 柳威海 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Madaio in the 13th minute of play. Comunardo Di Giacomo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 彭震轩 in the 16th minute of the match. When Alessandro Bassi fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dubai FC's protests and gave Alessandro Bassi a yellow card for diving instead. Alessandro Bassi hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After 22 played minutes Dubai FC got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Lampa. In the 26th minute, Achille Di Pietrantonio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute, Dubai FC's Achille Di Pietrantonio seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Achille Di Pietrantonio the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Dubai FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Achille Di Pietrantonio had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Achille Di Pietrantonio hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. When Bernardo Lampa fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dubai FC's protests and gave Bernardo Lampa a yellow card for diving instead. Bernardo Lampa hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Comunardo Di Giacomo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 彭震轩 in the 41st minute of play. Bernardo Lampa kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 彭震轩 in the 46th minute of play forced Dubai FC's goalkeeper Comunardo Di Giacomo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Dubai FC's Comunardo Di Giacomo got control of the ball when 马寒磊 tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half Dubai FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 彭震轩 made a kick off. Comunardo Di Giacomo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 彭震轩 in the 55th minute of play. When Ferdinando Fantozzi fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dubai FC's protests and gave Ferdinando Fantozzi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd minute 彭震轩 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Comunardo Di Giacomo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvaro Di Mario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in 安徽亳州隐士队's zone, Bernardo Lampa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 柳威海 came out of the goal and Bernardo Lampa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 77th minute, Dave Scirea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by 马寒磊 in the 82nd minute of play forced Dubai FC's goalkeeper Comunardo Di Giacomo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Dubai FC defense, 马寒磊 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Comunardo Di Giacomo. The Dubai FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Comunardo Di Giacomo should have stopped the shot. Dubai FC's Comunardo Di Giacomo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 马寒磊 in the 89th minute of play. In the 95th minute 彭震轩 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Comunardo Di Giacomo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.