Friendly League

Annibale Riva
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. Júnior Neymar started the match with the kick off. If Júnior Neymar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Júnior Neymar got free with Marcial Salvidor in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcial Salvidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anfilogino Melone in the 15th minute of play. Ledesma were furious when Cecilio Oskitz was red carded, 20 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 22nd minute, the referee gave US Albenga a penalty. Emanuele Egger looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Marcial Salvidor. Ledesma's Ermegildo Hartz got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 37 minutes of play, Ledesma's Ermegildo Hartz made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alex Pacella was left in no man's land by his defense there! 40 minutes into the game, US Albenga's Júnior Neymar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcial Salvidor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Ledesma's Ildefonso Mattin managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ermanno Cavallaro in the 45 minute of the game. A collision led to US Albenga getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Ermanno Cavallaro hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Ermegildo Hartz's late challenge caught a US Albenga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ermegildo Hartz helped the player get up and apologised. Ermegildo Hartz kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Júnior Neymar made a precise shot to the right of Marcial Salvidor. Ledesma's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Júnior Neymar might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcial Salvidor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Júnior Neymar ran back to his position shaking his head. Marcial Salvidor came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by US Albenga's Júnior Neymar. But to his dismay, Júnior Neymar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. The supporters of Ledesma booed when US Albenga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elia Di Dio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Anfilogino Melone notched a goal, 8-1, to the right of Ledesma's Marcial Salvidor. Marcial Salvidor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marcial Salvidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júnior Neymar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Ledesma's zone, Júnior Neymar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcial Salvidor came out of the goal and Júnior Neymar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 78 minutes into the match, Ledesma's Ildefonso Mattin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When Amado Seme fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ledesma's protests and gave Amado Seme a yellow card for diving instead. Ledesma's Marcial Salvidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anfilogino Melone in the 82nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Beniamin Bara during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 84 played minutes US Albenga got a freekick which was hit by Beniamin Bara. 86 minutes into the match, Ledesma's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Castagna came free, but Marcial Salvidor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuele Egger made in the 89th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ledesma's Santo Fertus. After a defensive mix-up in US Albenga's zone, Baldomiro Rufio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Pacella came out of the goal and Baldomiro Rufio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Dennis Castagna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcial Salvidor was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Marcial Salvidor came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by US Albenga's Anfilogino Melone. But to his dismay, Anfilogino Melone quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-1.