Friendly League

Stadio Varlungo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Varlungo AFC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Emiliano Martini hit a great ball. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Varlungo AFC's goalkeeper Arrigo Matteucci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Krossa Arne FC's Karl-Erik Lindström got control of the ball when Alessandro Mattei tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elia Giorgi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Erik Lindström having to interfere. Christian Selvaggi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Karl-Erik Lindström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Varlungo AFC booed when Krossa Arne FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Erik Åkesson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Krossa Arne FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 23rd minute, when Christian Selvaggi scored to the left of an out of position Karl-Erik Lindström, making the score, 1-0. The audience was convinced that Mattias Ekegren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arrigo Matteucci was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the game, Arvid Mattsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Krossa Arne FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Varlungo AFC the free kick. The audience was convinced that Christian Selvaggi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl-Erik Lindström was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Claudio Prato got free with Karl-Erik Lindström in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 35 minutes into the match, Krossa Arne FC's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Lindström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Mattei. 36 minutes into the game, Elia Giorgi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Karl-Erik Lindström. Elia Giorgi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Karl-Erik Lindström was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Alessandro Mattei capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alessandro Mattei really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. 44 minutes into the match, Krossa Arne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Selvaggi came free, but Karl-Erik Lindström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erik Bagge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Arrigo Matteucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Varlungo AFC's goalkeeper Arrigo Matteucci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christian Selvaggi to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Mattei in the 51st minute of play forced Krossa Arne FC's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Lindström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Mattias Ekegren got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Elia Giorgi hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute Alessandro Mattei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Erik Lindström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Krossa Arne FC's Jan-Erik Åkesson got a free kick in the 58th minute. Christian Selvaggi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Karl-Erik Lindström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karl-Erik Lindström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Mattei in the 63rd minute of play. Krossa Arne FC's Karl-Erik Lindström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elia Giorgi in the 64th minute of play. Karl-Erik Lindström came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Varlungo AFC's Alessandro Mattei. But to his dismay, Alessandro Mattei quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Karl-Erik Lindström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Mattei in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Krossa Arne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elia Giorgi came free, but Karl-Erik Lindström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl-Erik Lindström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Selvaggi in the 72nd minute of play. In the 76th match minute, Krossa Arne FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vincent Bergkvist to maneuver through the defense. Christian Selvaggi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Karl-Erik Lindström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 80 played minutes Krossa Arne FC got a freekick which was hit by Vincent Bergkvist. Alessandro Mattei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Karl-Erik Lindström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karl-Erik Lindström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Lalli in the 85th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christian Selvaggi in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karl-Erik Lindström saved Krossa Arne FC from getting behind. In the 89th minute Christian Selvaggi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Erik Lindström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Krossa Arne FC's Karl-Erik Lindström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Mattei in the 91st minute of play. Karl-Erik Lindström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christian Selvaggi went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score.