Friendly League

Palestra Itália
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yves Robinet got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Erwin Billault hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Peter Steele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toufik Loir in the 8th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jack Lukas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Steven Bieber was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Peter Steele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yves Robinet in the 15th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Bailey Kerns slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Steven Bieber. That made the score 1-0 after 19 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andre Randall in the 23rd minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Steven Bieber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd match minute, Rathmore Lime Tree was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camille Thiéblemont to maneuver through the defense. Codrin Musceleanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Steven Bieber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabien Ayache hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Rathmore Lime Tree's Steven Bieber got control of the ball when Jorge Pirani tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fabien Ayache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Peter Steele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Camille Thiéblemont in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Peter Steele saved PALMEIRAS-UTAH from getting behind. Bailey Kerns's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Steven Bieber firmly grabbed it by the left post. Steven Bieber made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bailey Kerns in the 42nd minute. Andre Randall could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Steven Bieber made a huge save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jack Lukas made a kick off. After 51 minutes, Bailey Kerns made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Rathmore Lime Tree's Steven Bieber tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hakim Foussard during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 56 minutes into the match, Rathmore Lime Tree's goal looked a bit too open when Bailey Kerns came free, but Steven Bieber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bailey Kerns charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bailey Kerns the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A hard shot by Camille Thiéblemont from long distance, 60 minutes into the match, got Peter Steele's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Bailey Kerns managed to get in a good position for a shot. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's supporters rose to their feet, but Bailey Kerns was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Steven Bieber breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bailey Kerns took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Steven Bieber. Steven Bieber dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Tristan Alford was substituted for Jack Lukas. Toufik Loir's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Peter Steele read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Rathmore Lime Tree's Fabien Ayache was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Peter Steele in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Rathmore Lime Tree's Steven Bieber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tristan Alford in the 79th minute of play. In the 82nd minute Tristan Alford shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steven Bieber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peter Steele made an important save on a dangerous shot by Toufik Loir in the 85th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Rathmore Lime Tree's Yves Robinet slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Peter Steele. That made the score 4-2 after 85 minutes of play. Steven Bieber stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tristan Alford's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. After some careless play in the Rathmore Lime Tree defense, Codrin Musceleanu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Steven Bieber. The Rathmore Lime Tree fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Steven Bieber should have stopped the shot. Tristan Alford took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Steven Bieber. Steven Bieber dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-2. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.