Friendly League

ELDEMA ARENA
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) FK Eldema Mstišov's Jiří Srba started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Armando Polidori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jiří Srba's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Eugenio Casiraghi charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eugenio Casiraghi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Eugenio Casiraghi got a free kick in the 5th minute. FK Eldema Mstišov's Jiří Srba got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 15 played minutes FK Eldema Mstišov got a freekick which was hit by Lubor Erlebach. Alessandro Vettori hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Eduard Jindrák showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Alfonsi, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. When FK Eldema Mstišov's Jiří Srba in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye XMAS's goalie prevented a goal. Jiří Srba took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armando Polidori. Armando Polidori dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Jiří Srba's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armando Polidori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, FK Eldema Mstišov's Jiří Srba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armando Polidori made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Jiří Srba blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armando Polidori having to make a save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ernesto Minichiello to strike the kick off in the second half. XMAS's Ernesto Minichiello got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jiří Srba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Polidori having to interfere. Christian Zaccardi hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Jiří Srba's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armando Polidori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Jiří Srba put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Armando Polidori. If Jiří Srba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Jiří Srba put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Armando Polidori. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jiří Srba in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armando Polidori prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Armando Polidori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jiří Srba went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Michael Dvořáček received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Armando Polidori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Jiří Srba 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiří Srba in the 85th minute of play forced XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Polidori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jiří Srba went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Armando Polidori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiří Srba in the 95th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the XMAS players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FK Eldema Mstišov.