Friendly League

Kysucké pole
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christian Selvaggi got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Kysučan FK's Martin Šrobár slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arrigo Matteucci. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. In the 5th match minute, Kysučan FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimír Bella to maneuver through the defense. After 11 played minutes Martin Šrobár rounded Varlungo AFC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. In the 16th minute Alessandro Mattei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Kurina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomáš Kundrát sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Martin Šrobár fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Matteucci having to interfere. Elia Giorgi scored 2-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivan Kurina, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ivan Kurina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Mattei, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Kysučan FK's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Selvaggi came free, but Ivan Kurina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladimír Bella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Matteucci having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Varlungo AFC's zone, Jozef Hauser stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arrigo Matteucci came out of the goal and Jozef Hauser tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jozef Hauser who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Arrigo Matteucci when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Kysučan FK's Tomáš Kundrát got a free kick in the 31st minute. Alessandro Mattei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Kurina having to interfere. In the 36th match minute, Kysučan FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jozef Hauser to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Varlungo AFC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Claudio Prato hit a great ball. Vladimír Bella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Arrigo Matteucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Kurina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Selvaggi, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Ivan Kurina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Selvaggi in the 49th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Martin Šrobár stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Christian Selvaggi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Varlungo AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Christian Selvaggi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Kurina breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erik Veselovský during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Kysučan FK getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Erik Veselovský hit a great ball. Ivan Kurina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Selvaggi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alessandro Mattei during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th match minute, Varlungo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alessandro Mattei to maneuver through the defense. Arturo Gregori charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arturo Gregori the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arturo Gregori kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Alessandro Mattei's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ivan Kurina firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Vladimír Bella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arrigo Matteucci was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Arrigo Matteucci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jozef Hauser's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Jozef Hauser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Matteucci having to interfere. Alessandro Mattei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 74 minutes, Vladimír Bella mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kysučan FK and the Varlungo AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Varlungo AFC booed when Kysučan FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimír Bella didn't get a good kick on the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Kysučan FK's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Selvaggi came free, but Ivan Kurina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Kurina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Selvaggi in the 77th minute of the match. Elia Giorgi hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Martin Šrobár took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arrigo Matteucci. Arrigo Matteucci dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 90th minute, Alessandro Mattei made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Kurina. Kysučan FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. After 96 minutes, Carter Luciani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Varlungo AFC and the Kysučan FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carter Luciani kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Kysučan FK had played much better football throughout.