League

Ezio Scida
Spectators: 8512 (Terracing: 6385, Seating: 1957, VIP seats: 170) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Severino Messias took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sven-Ove Kjellman in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martin Eriksson saved Kroton F.C. from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Vieira in the 7th minute of play forced f.c. sKRotone's goalkeeper Dan Focșa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Eriksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vennard Sundoro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dan Focșa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Chitarroni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kroton F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Patrick Vieira in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the game, Frans Toussain lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Martin Eriksson. 18 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Armando Vasco came free, but Martin Eriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Armando Vasco came free, but Martin Eriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martin Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Vasco in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20thth minute of the game Severino Messias who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but f.c. sKRotone's Dan Focșa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Cristiano Chitarroni came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Kroton F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cristiano Chitarroni couldn't finish the play. In the 33rd minute Severino Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Focșa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kroton F.C.'s Martin Eriksson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Kroton F.C. from getting a goal against them. Martin Eriksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Ove Kjellman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Vasco in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Martin Eriksson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Martin Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Vasco in the 42nd minute of the match. After 44 minutes f.c. sKRotone's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Patrick Vieira who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Kroton F.C.'s Laerte Porto getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frans Toussain stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Frans Toussain came free, but Martin Eriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dan Focșa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vennard Sundoro in the 55th minute of the match. Dan Focșa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Messias in the 56th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Severino Messias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dan Focșa. f.c. sKRotone's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Severino Messias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The supporters of Kroton F.C. booed when f.c. sKRotone was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ercole Gagliano didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Kroton F.C. getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Severino Messias hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Kroton F.C.'s zone, Frans Toussain stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Eriksson came out of the goal and Frans Toussain tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Vasco in the 65th minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Martin Eriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Martin Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Vasco in the 75th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Rickard Örtendahl dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dan Focșa, 1-2. Martin Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Vasco in the 82nd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the game, Sven-Ove Kjellman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. f.c. sKRotone's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kroton F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, f.c. sKRotone's Sven-Ove Kjellman got a free kick in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the match, f.c. sKRotone's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Vieira came free, but Dan Focșa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martin Eriksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vennard Sundoro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by f.c. sKRotone's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Patrick Vieira was slow to take the kick. During this time Kroton F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Patrick Vieira made a great header on Kroton F.C.'s corner, it was just that f.c. sKRotone's Dan Focșa managed to reach the ball for a save. f.c. sKRotone's Dan Focșa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save f.c. sKRotone from getting a goal against them. Kroton F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.