Friendly League

República de Italia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Marcelino Polentzi made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Marcelino Polentzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafael Martino was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 11th minute Marcelino Polentzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Martino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Club Sportivo Italiano's Amadeo Oxel got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute Marcelino Polentzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Martino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafael Martino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelino Polentzi's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute, Andres Leoncio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Segundo Urtun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Club Sportivo Italiano's Segundo Urtun got a free kick in the 24th minute. Rafael Martino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelino Polentzi in the 29th minute of play. Rafael Martino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Barto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafael Martino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelino Polentzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelino Polentzi in the 43rd minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Rafael Martino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amadeo Oxel made a kick off. In the 51st minute Higinio Procopio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Israel Betadur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 51st minute, Andres Leoncio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 52nd minute of the match Segundo Urtun shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Israel Betadur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Santos Elequemedo kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Rafael Martino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelino Polentzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. With an all-out effort, Palermo AFC's Rafael Martino threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcelino Polentzi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rafael Martino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Ur in the 63rd minute of play. Rafael Martino was a little too slow when Marcelino Polentzi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 1-1. Santos Elequemedo hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Adolfo Fernado kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelino Polentzi in the 72nd minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Rafael Martino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 minutes of play, Palermo AFC's Marcelino Polentzi made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafael Martino was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Fermin Torres in the 79th minute of play forced Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Israel Betadur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's Godofredo Gabon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Martino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marcelino Polentzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Rafael Martino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Club Sportivo Italiano's Rafael Martino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Club Sportivo Italiano from getting a goal against them. The Palermo AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.