Friendly League

Bernolda
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hjalmar Pettersson started the match with the kick off. Amerigo Taranto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelillo Di Maria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC NORDLAND getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Benno Betancor hit a great ball. After some careless play in the FC Mims defense, Hjalmar Pettersson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amerigo Taranto. The FC Mims fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amerigo Taranto should have stopped the shot. 20 minutes into the match, FC Mims's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Hernaiz came free, but Amerigo Taranto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC NORDLAND's Joar Frisck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilio Grimaldi in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Hjalmar Pettersson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC NORDLAND fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Joar Frisck stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilio Grimaldi's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. When Emilio Grimaldi in the 27th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Joar Frisck kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-2 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hjalmar Pettersson in the 29th minute of play forced FC Mims's goalkeeper Amerigo Taranto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, FC Mims's goal looked a bit too open when Angelillo Di Maria came free, but Amerigo Taranto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andreas Hernaiz in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amerigo Taranto saved FC Mims from getting behind. In the 31st minute Hjalmar Pettersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amerigo Taranto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the FC Mims defense, Andreas Hernaiz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amerigo Taranto. The FC Mims fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amerigo Taranto should have stopped the shot. In the 42nd minute Hjalmar Pettersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amerigo Taranto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to FC NORDLAND getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Angelillo Di Maria hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, FC NORDLAND's goalkeeper Joar Frisck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emilio Grimaldi. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emilio Grimaldi made a kick off. Hjalmar Pettersson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Amerigo Taranto made a huge save. A collision led to FC Mims getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Domenico Andreola hit a great ball. FC NORDLAND made a substitution. Birger Benett replaced Hjalmar Pettersson. Domenico Andreola hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 62 minutes into the match, FC Mims's goalkeeper Amerigo Taranto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Angelillo Di Maria. Joar Frisck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elia Panella in the 64th minute of the match. Amerigo Taranto was a little too slow when Angelillo Di Maria got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 1-5. 71 minutes into the match, FC Mims's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Hernaiz came free, but Amerigo Taranto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute Emilio Grimaldi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joar Frisck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amerigo Taranto made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Angelillo Di Maria sent off a good shot on target. FC NORDLAND's Ervin Frk was substituted for Emil Arenius. In the 87th match minute, FC NORDLAND was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christof Mehlbaum to maneuver through the defense. Emilio Grimaldi struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Joar Frisck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Mims. Joar Frisck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Grimaldi in the 89th minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, FC Mims's goalkeeper Amerigo Taranto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Birger Benett. FC NORDLAND's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.