Friendly League

Kilnacrew Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomas McFrancise started the match with the kick off. Bricin Murphy hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. A collision led to Torino F.C. getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Cristoforo Giordano hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, Torino F.C.'s goalkeeper Fedele Pocobello had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joseph Quinnless. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thomas McFrancise in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fedele Pocobello saved Torino F.C. from getting behind. With a little luck, Torino F.C.'s Fedele Pocobello got control of the ball when Joseph Quinnless tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fedele Pocobello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas McFrancise in the 12th minute of play. When Joseph Quinnless came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Kilnacrew FC 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 Joseph Quinnless couldn't finish the play. 1-0 became the score in the 16th minute when Thomas McFrancise elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Kilnacrew FC's Brogan McFrancise got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 24 minutes into the game, Ennio Di Marzio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Torino F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kilnacrew FC the free kick. In the 24th minute, Ennio Di Marzio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Davide Lo Iacono had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Kilnacrew FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Jack Ryan hit a great ball. If Davide Lo Iacono had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferdinando Tatangelo in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donn Todd saved Kilnacrew FC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thomas McFrancise in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fedele Pocobello saved Torino F.C. from getting behind. Fedele Pocobello made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Joseph Quinnless sent off a good shot on target. Jack Ryan hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fortunato Suriani during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th minute, Fortunato Suriani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Torino F.C.'s Fedele Pocobello proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Torino F.C. from getting a goal against them. Todd Sheridan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Fedele Pocobello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ferdinando Tatangelo to make the kick off. If Todd Sheridan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 56 played minutes Kilnacrew FC got a freekick which was hit by Bairne Gough. Davide Lo Iacono in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Donn Todd, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 59 minutes, Ferdinando Tatangelo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Torino F.C. and the Kilnacrew FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ferdinando Tatangelo hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Thomas McFrancise made a precise shot to the right of Fedele Pocobello. Torino F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Fedele Pocobello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas McFrancise in the 70th minute of the match. When Thomas McFrancise came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Kilnacrew FC 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 Thomas McFrancise couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute Thomas McFrancise shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fedele Pocobello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Kilnacrew FC's Trien Sheridan got a free kick in the 86th minute. 90 minutes into the game, Brogan McFrancise was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kilnacrew FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Torino F.C. the free kick. Brogan McFrancise hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Davide Lo Iacono struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Donn Todd didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Torino F.C.. After having played for 93 minutes, Ferdinando Tatangelo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Torino F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferdinando Tatangelo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinando Tatangelo in the 96th minute of play forced Kilnacrew FC's goalkeeper Donn Todd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.