Friendly League

Gian Maria Volonté
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, San Michele AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Giovannelli came free, but Motta Rello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Alvaro Giusto came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the San Michele AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alvaro Giusto couldn't finish the play. In the 7thth minute of the game Shi Zhi Yu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Michele AFC's Motta Rello was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alvaro Giusto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shi Zhi Yu shot from long distance after 16 played minutes, a shot that Motta Rello with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. With his leg Fausto De Bonis managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when San Michele AFC's Alvaro Giusto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After having played for 19 minutes, Alvaro Giusto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Michele AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvaro Giusto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Fausto De Bonis managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when San Michele AFC's Alvaro Giusto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 28th minute, Alvaro Giusto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Michele AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Alvaro Giusto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fausto De Bonis having to make a save. In the 31st minute of the match, Alvaro Giusto got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fausto De Bonis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 32 minutes into the match, Hüsamettin Civanmert had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fausto De Bonis. LATIUM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hüsamettin Civanmert was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 38th match minute, San Michele AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Giusto to maneuver through the defense. Alvaro Giusto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fausto De Bonis having to make a save. Motta Rello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Giovannelli in the 41st minute of the match. Shi Zhi Yu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alvaro Giusto was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of LATIUM booed when San Michele AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felice Zinni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alvaro Giusto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Fausto De Bonis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Alvaro Giusto put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Fausto De Bonis. After 62 minutes, Hami Tuğaltay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Michele AFC and the LATIUM players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 62nd minute, Hami Tuğaltay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, LATIUM's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Giusto came free, but Fausto De Bonis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute, Alfonso Giovannelli made a precise shot to the right of Motta Rello. San Michele AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hüsamettin Civanmert in the 68th minute of play forced LATIUM's goalkeeper Fausto De Bonis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Motta Rello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amerigo Buffone in the 70th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, San Michele AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Amerigo Buffone came free, but Motta Rello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Motta Rello made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Shi Zhi Yu sent off a good shot on target. LATIUM made a substitution. Attilio De Tommasi replaced Cristoforo Caiola. Hüsamettin Civanmert hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Motta Rello made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Shi Zhi Yu sent off a good shot on target. LATIUM were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after San Michele AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aurelio Oriali took the corner. After taking down the ball on LATIUM's corner Aurelio Oriali fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Motta Rello quite easily take care of the ball. San Michele AFC's Motta Rello proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save San Michele AFC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, San Michele AFC's Hüsamettin Civanmert got a free kick in the 84th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shi Zhi Yu got free with Motta Rello in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the game, Hüsamettin Civanmert was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Michele AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LATIUM the free kick. San Michele AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of LATIUM for a fine match.