Friendly League

Gold Rush Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Laurence Rashleigh made the kick off and thus started the match. After 4 minutes of play, Panico FC's Concetto Fulgenzi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Howard Acton was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Goal Diggers FC's zone, Concetto Fulgenzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Howard Acton came out of the goal and Concetto Fulgenzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Concetto Fulgenzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the match, Concetto Fulgenzi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Howard Acton. Goal Diggers FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Concetto Fulgenzi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Grant Chadwick could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Alessandro Lazzaro made a huge save. Alessandro Lazzaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grant Chadwick in the 37th minute of the match. Emanuele Paglione hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After 43 played minutes Goal Diggers FC got a freekick which was hit by Grant Stockton. In the 47th minute, Concetto Fulgenzi made a precise shot to the right of Howard Acton. Goal Diggers FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francesco Ciolli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Goal Diggers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Francesco Ciolli came free, but Howard Acton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denny Fowler kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Wesley Spann made in the 57th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Grant Stockton immediately put the ball in play. Adriano Tarantini kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Denny Fowler charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denny Fowler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 64th match minute, Goal Diggers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denny Fowler to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Goal Diggers FC's zone, Francesco Ciolli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Howard Acton came out of the goal and Francesco Ciolli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alan Holroyd hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Howard Acton came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Panico FC's Francesco Ciolli. But to his dismay, Francesco Ciolli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amerigo Basilico during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 83 played minutes Panico FC got a freekick which was hit by Amerigo Basilico. After a rather tough play, Panico FC's Armando Campese got a free kick in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, Panico FC's Amerigo Basilico got a free kick in the 88th minute. Howard Acton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francesco Ciolli in the 91st minute. Howard Acton made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Francesco Ciolli sent off a good shot on target.