Friendly League

Old Grove Stadium
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Federico Lucente got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Tomáš Javorčík's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvaro Rotili was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. AFK Petržalka's Stanko Lobotka managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Tom Pervik in the 8 minute of the game. In the 8th minute, Stanko Lobotka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Lucente in the 10th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Filip Garaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the game, Federico Lucente cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Filip Garaj was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Federico Lucente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmondo Mandelli's late challenge caught a AFK Petržalka's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edmondo Mandelli helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th minute Federico Lucente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filip Garaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Lucente came free, but Filip Garaj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvaro Rotili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomáš Javorčík in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, A.S. Udinese's Federico Lucente nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Filip Garaj made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. AFK Petržalka's Filip Garaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Lucente in the 42nd minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

A.S. Udinese made a substitution. Alvise Di Ianni replaced Fabiano Di Fabio. The wind increased when Tomáš Javorčík made the kick off in the second half. Filip Garaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Lucente in the 55th minute of the match. Filip Garaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Lucente, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, A.S. Udinese's Tom Pervik got a free kick in the 58th minute. A.S. Udinese made a substitution. Geronimo Fe replaced Ferenc Kocsis. AFK Petržalka's Nikola Krstović was substituted for Martin Fossum. Moreno Torricelli hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Filip Garaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Lucente, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. When Concetto De Francesco fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.S. Udinese's protests and gave Concetto De Francesco a yellow card for diving instead. Concetto De Francesco hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. AFK Petržalka's Tomáš Javorčík got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 88 played minutes AFK Petržalka got a freekick which was hit by Nikola Krstović. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikola Krstović in the 92nd minute of play forced A.S. Udinese's goalkeeper Alvaro Rotili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvaro Rotili didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nikola Krstović went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. A.S. Udinese walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.