Friendly League

Shamokin FC
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Camillo Di Loreto kicked off to start the match. In the 9th match minute, Shamokin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jake Ball to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the game, one of Shamokin FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Camillo Di Loreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After recieving a nice pass, Barcelona's Carlo Sarnelli tried to score from far away in the 17th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Camillo Di Loreto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nolan Bannister having to interfere. Damiano Pizzi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonathon Seymour's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. With a little luck, Barcelona's Damiano Pizzi got control of the ball when Rick Frost tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Shamokin FC's Aldo Skinner got a free kick in the 25th minute. Damiano Pizzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathon Seymour in the 29th minute of the match. Damiano Pizzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boyd Grant, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nolan Bannister didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alex Di Meo went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Barcelona getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Alfredo Basso hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Jonathon Seymour made the kick off in the second half. Alvise Raimondi made in the 51st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alfredo Basso however managed to control. 52 minutes into the match, Jonathon Seymour notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Barcelona's Damiano Pizzi. Damiano Pizzi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 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 57th minute of the game. A collision led to Shamokin FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Aldo Skinner hit a great ball. In the 63rd 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: 2-1. 66 minutes into the match, Shamokin FC's Jonathon Seymour sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Damiano Pizzi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 68 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. After a defensive mix-up in Shamokin FC's zone, Camillo Di Loreto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nolan Bannister came out of the goal and Camillo Di Loreto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Jerrod Dean fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Shamokin FC's protests and gave Jerrod Dean a yellow card for diving instead. Jerrod Dean hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. If Jonathon Seymour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rick Frost in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Damiano Pizzi saved Barcelona from getting behind. With an all-out effort, Barcelona's Nolan Bannister threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Camillo Di Loreto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nolan Bannister made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camillo Di Loreto in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th 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: 3-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 89 minutes into the game, when Quincy Metz put in a rough tackle. 88 minutes into the game, one of Shamokin FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Carlo Sarnelli shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Camillo Di Loreto in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nolan Bannister prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Barcelona's Damiano Pizzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathon Seymour in the 95th minute of play. In the 97th minute, Alex Di Meo 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 3-2. Shamokin FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.