Official Cup

DW Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabrizio Casiraghi started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute Rubim Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Marulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aldo Marulli didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Dream Team's Flávio Almeida shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Aldo Marulli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubim Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfonso Vida hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the match, Flávio Almeida notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli. Aldo Marulli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Fedele Genovesi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braz Tasso in the 18th minute of play forced Monkey D.Luffy's goalkeeper Aldo Marulli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Monkey D.Luffy getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Anthony Bomba hit a great ball. Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braz Tasso in the 20th minute of play. Aldo Marulli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Braz Tasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braz Tasso in the 23rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Braz Tasso in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aldo Marulli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 27th minute of the match FC Dream Team got a corner. Monkey D.Luffy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Laurentino Tavares ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 34th minute, Fabrizio Casiraghi 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. After a rather tough play, FC Dream Team's Rubim Mendonça got a free kick in the 37th minute. Braz Tasso took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aldo Marulli. Aldo Marulli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Monkey D.Luffy were furious when Ciro Grieco was red carded, 45 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 47th minute there was a penalty for FC Dream Team. Laurentino Tavares stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Aldo Marulli. 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Braz Tasso to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Monkey D.Luffy's goalkeeper Aldo Marulli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Braz Tasso. Aldo Marulli made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Flávio Almeida sent off a good shot on target. Braz Tasso got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 0-5 in the right cross in the 58th match minute before Aldo Marulli had time to react. After 62 played minutes Monkey D.Luffy got a freekick which was hit by Demetrio Giampieri. In the 64thth minute of the game Braz Tasso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aldo Marulli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Braz Tasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pascoal Guimarães in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aldo Marulli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 68th minute FC Dream Team were awarded a corner. Laurentino Tavares went to the cornerflag to take it. After 71 minutes Monkey D.Luffy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Laurentino Tavares who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, Monkey D.Luffy's Cosimo Michelini got a free kick in the 76th minute. Rubim Mendonça recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aldo Marulli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Braz Tasso in the 83rd minute. Aldo Marulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flávio Almeida in the 85th minute of play. Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flávio Almeida in the 86th minute of play. After 86 minutes, Alberto Iacobucci mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Monkey D.Luffy and the FC Dream Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Dream Team booed when Monkey D.Luffy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Iacobucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of FC Dream Team booed when Monkey D.Luffy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Iacobucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Braz Tasso took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Aldo Marulli to make any attempt to save it. Braz Tasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Aldo Marulli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fedele Genovesi during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Monkey D.Luffy getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Fedele Genovesi hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded FC Dream Team left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Monkey D.Luffy.