Friendly League

Gothenburg FC
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Unione Sportiva Albenga's Armin Muto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniele Panella in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdelmalek Sifi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 8 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva Albenga's Alvise Restaino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdelmalek Sifi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armin Muto in the 13th minute of play forced Gothenburg FC's goalkeeper Abdelmalek Sifi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armin Muto took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdelmalek Sifi. Abdelmalek Sifi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Armin Muto hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Daniele Panella hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After 20 minutes of play, Unione Sportiva Albenga's Alvise Restaino made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdelmalek Sifi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abdelmalek Sifi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armin Muto, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 28th match minute, Unione Sportiva Albenga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvise Restaino to maneuver through the defense. Abdelmalek Sifi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvise Restaino in the 34th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Daniele Panella notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Gothenburg FC's Abdelmalek Sifi. Abdelmalek Sifi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41st minute, Armin Muto made a precise shot to the right of Abdelmalek Sifi. Gothenburg FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Abdelmalek Sifi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armin Muto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Faouzi Boutabout stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 69 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva Albenga's goal looked a bit too open when Faouzi Boutabout came free, but Alex Pacella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Unione Sportiva Albenga's Davide Alfonsi got a free kick in the 69th minute. Abdelmalek Sifi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armin Muto in the 72nd minute. Armin Muto scored 0-5 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abdelmalek Sifi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 86th minute Davide Alfonsi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelmalek Sifi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Abdelmalek Sifi managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Unione Sportiva Albenga's Armin Muto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Andrea Marcantonio's late challenge caught a Gothenburg FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andrea Marcantonio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd match minute, Unione Sportiva Albenga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Marcantonio to maneuver through the defense. Unione Sportiva Albenga made a substitution. Davide Spadoni replaced Aldo Renzetti. Unione Sportiva Albenga's Adriano Mandelli was substituted for Armin Muto. In the 93rd minute, Andrea Marcantonio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Unione Sportiva Albenga's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.