Friendly League

Palestra Itália
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yves Robinet kicked off to start the match. The supporters of PALMEIRAS-UTAH booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pierre-Antoine Fouche didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 4 minutes, Steven Bieber successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. PALMEIRAS-UTAH were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after Rathmore Lime Tree's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Codrin Musceleanu took the corner. Vincent Sandström made a great header on PALMEIRAS-UTAH's corner, it was just that Rathmore Lime Tree's Steven Bieber managed to reach the ball for a save. Bailey Kerns had several of the Rathmore Lime Tree's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 5 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Steven Bieber as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 8th minute, Codrin Musceleanu 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. In the 12th minute, Codrin Musceleanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PALMEIRAS-UTAH fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Peter Steele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toufik Loir, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Steven Bieber had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorge Pirani. Jack Lukas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Steven Bieber read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. The Rathmore Lime Tree fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Rathmore Lime Tree's Toufik Loir looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rathmore Lime Tree's Steven Bieber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codrin Musceleanu in the 28th minute of play. PALMEIRAS-UTAH were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Rathmore Lime Tree's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Codrin Musceleanu took the corner. The corner led PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Codrin Musceleanu to fire away a dangerous shot which Steven Bieber despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Hakim Foussard charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hakim Foussard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kilian Fauré charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kilian Fauré the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kilian Fauré kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Jorge Pirani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Steven Bieber made a huge save. Codrin Musceleanu might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Steven Bieber. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Codrin Musceleanu ran back to his position shaking his head. Steven Bieber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Codrin Musceleanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pierre-Antoine Fouche kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jack Lukas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Bailey Kerns made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Steven Bieber was left in no man's land by his defense there! 55 minutes into the game, Jorge Pirani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Steven Bieber was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Camille Thiéblemont got free with Peter Steele in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, Peter Steele successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After having played for 65 minutes, Codrin Musceleanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's supporters crossed their fingers, but Codrin Musceleanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 66th minute, Codrin Musceleanu made a precise shot to the right of Steven Bieber. Rathmore Lime Tree's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. A collision led to Rathmore Lime Tree getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Camille Thiéblemont hit a great ball. Steven Bieber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bailey Kerns, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Steven Bieber didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tristan Alford went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 78 minutes, Bailey Kerns managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bailey Kerns was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Camille Thiéblemont kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Steven Bieber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tristan Alford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Jorge Pirani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Peter Steele got control of the ball when Toufik Loir tried to sneak it across the goal line. Steven Bieber came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Codrin Musceleanu. But to his dismay, Codrin Musceleanu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 8-1 when Codrin Musceleanu sped through Rathmore Lime Tree's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Steven Bieber. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tristan Alford in the 90th minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Steven Bieber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camille Thiéblemont hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. With his leg Peter Steele managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Rathmore Lime Tree's Toufik Loir fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. PALMEIRAS-UTAH fully deserved thier win.