Friendly League

Estadio Arbolito
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ennio Di Tullio got the match started through his kick off. Pastor Erlantz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ennio Di Tullio in the 3rd minute of play. Pastor Erlantz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ennio Di Tullio in the 4th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benjamin Nuxila in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alvise Spione prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 7th minute Fabiano Porro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Erlantz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pastor Erlantz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ennio Di Tullio, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Ladislao Abechuco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Alvise Spione tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 13 played minutes Faenza got a freekick which was hit by Enrico Petrocchi. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Fabiano Porro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Faenza's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabiano Porro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pastor Erlantz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pastor Erlantz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Di Natale in the 20th minute of play. Pastor Erlantz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Porro in the 22nd minute of play. After 22 minutes, Benjamin Nuxila mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Distribuidores and the Faenza players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 22 played minutes Distribuidores got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Nuxila. After 24 minutes of play, Faenza's Ferruccio Galeone made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pastor Erlantz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ladislao Abechuco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Benjamin Nuxilas short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Alvise Spione to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Distribuidores's Pastor Erlantz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabiano Porro in the 33rd minute of play. When Claudio Otsando fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Distribuidores's protests and gave Claudio Otsando a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Distribuidores's Claudio Otsando got a free kick in the 34th minute. After 36 played minutes Faenza got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano Porro. In a very dangerous position, a player in Faenza fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty!

Benjamin Nuxila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the match, Distribuidores's goal looked a bit too open when Carlo Di Natale came free, but Pastor Erlantz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st match minute, Faenza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Di Natale to maneuver through the defense. Alvise Spione took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Abechuco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Benjamin Nuxila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Demetrio Riccardi kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Alvise Spione showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Nerio in the 84th minute of the match. After having played for 87 minutes, Fabiano Porro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Faenza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabiano Porro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Faenza getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Enrico Petrocchi hit a great ball. After 90 played minutes Distribuidores got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Gonzo. 92 minutes into the match, Benjamin Nuxila had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alvise Spione. Faenza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benjamin Nuxila was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When the referee ended the match the Distribuidores players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.