Friendly League

Ranica
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Camillo Di Loreto kicked off to start the match. Alex Di Meo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Nolan Bannister tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredo Basso's late challenge caught a Shamokin FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredo Basso helped the player get up and apologised. Jonathon Seymour might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damiano Pizzi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jonathon Seymour ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 12th minute, Jonathon Seymour left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shamokin FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 15th minute, one of Shamokin FC: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 Shamokin FC. Carlo Sarnelli shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Shamokin FC's Claudio Chambers quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Achille Marra, made in the 21st minute of the game. Camillo Di Loreto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Nolan Bannister tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathon Seymour succeeded in the game's 28th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Achille Marra made in the 31st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Shamokin FC's Claudio Chambers. Rick Frost might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damiano Pizzi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rick Frost ran back to his position shaking his head. Nolan Bannister was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Camillo Di Loreto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 38 minute of play. Alex Di Meo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Nolan Bannister made a huge save. Damiano Pizzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathon Seymour in the 45th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Barcelona's zone, Jonathon Seymour stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damiano Pizzi came out of the goal and Jonathon Seymour tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Barcelona players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Shamokin FC were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jonathon Seymour was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Jonathon Seymour's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damiano Pizzi was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Jonathon Seymour was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 55th minute. Shamokin FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Nolan Bannister showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Basso in the 58th minute of the match. Claudio Chambers hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. When Shamokin FC's Rick Frost in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barcelona's goalie prevented a goal. 67 minutes into the match, Shamokin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Camillo Di Loreto came free, but Nolan Bannister reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barcelona's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Carlo Sarnelli in the 68th minute. After taking down the ball on Barcelona's corner Carlo Sarnelli fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nolan Bannister quite easily take care of the ball. In the 73rdth minute of the game Jonathon Seymour who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barcelona's Damiano Pizzi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Barcelona's zone, Donnie Guzman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damiano Pizzi came out of the goal and Donnie Guzman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Barcelona's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Jonathon Seymour scored to the left of an out of position Damiano Pizzi, making the score, 1-3. 86 minutes into the match, Barcelona's goalkeeper Damiano Pizzi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonathon Seymour. Jonathon Seymour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathon Seymour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Shamokin FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.