Friendly League

Shamokin FC
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jonathon Seymour got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Daniele Panella ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nolan Bannister was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, Shamokin FC's Tomas Key got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute Júnior Neymar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nolan Bannister saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Shamokin FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Quincy Metz hit a great ball. In the 10th minute, Ermanno Cavallaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Pacella showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donnie Guzman, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Nolan Bannister took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniele Panella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Shamokin FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Mitchell Garcia hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute Júnior Neymar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nolan Bannister saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute, Vitomir Piralkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Beniamin Bara kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. A long shot from Boyd Grant in the 30th minute of play was well struck, but Alex Pacella made a really good save at the right post. After a rather tough play, Shamokin FC's Mitchell Garcia got a free kick in the 35th minute. 37 minutes into the match, US Albenga's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathon Seymour came free, but Alex Pacella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Júnior Neymar notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Shamokin FC's Nolan Bannister. Nolan Bannister was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Daniele Panella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nolan Bannister was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Nolan Bannister showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Panella, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. If Rick Frost had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. US Albenga's Alvise Restaino was substituted for Aldo Renzetti.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Júnior Neymar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Júnior Neymar got free with Nolan Bannister in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 54 minutes, Júnior Neymar made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Shamokin FC's Nolan Bannister tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Nolan Bannister made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Júnior Neymar sent off a good shot on target. US Albenga's Júnior Neymar got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shamokin FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Daniele Panella scored to the left of an out of position Nolan Bannister, making the score, 0-4. Nolan Bannister came out of the goal in the 71st 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 0-6. Shamokin FC's Nolan Bannister proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Shamokin FC from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 80 minutes, Nolan Bannister successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 91 minutes into the match, Shamokin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniele Panella came free, but Nolan Bannister reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91 minutes, Jonathon Seymour mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shamokin FC and the US Albenga players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st match minute, Shamokin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathon Seymour to maneuver through the defense. If Daniele Panella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute, Ari Boyle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. US Albenga walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.