Official Cup

Stadio Capo Falcone
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robin Steckamp made the kick off which started today's match. Cris Courtois made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Attilio Losito sent off a good shot on target. In the 5th minute Alex Rizzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cris Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Carlos Vianna in the 9th minute of play forced Stintino FC's goalkeeper Antonello Ranieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Carlos Vianna took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antonello Ranieri. Antonello Ranieri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Stintino FC's goal looked a bit too open when Juarês Donato came free, but Antonello Ranieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antonello Ranieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Finnman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jacek Przybyciel fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wambalamba FC's protests and gave Jacek Przybyciel a yellow card for diving instead. Jacek Przybyciel hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arrigo Iannucci in the 28th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Arrigo Iannucci had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cris Courtois. Wambalamba FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arrigo Iannucci was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Attilio Losito's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cris Courtois firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Carlos Vianna in the 35th minute of play forced Stintino FC's goalkeeper Antonello Ranieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Stintino FC's goal looked a bit too open when Juarês Donato came free, but Antonello Ranieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Rolf Pilgren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Antonello Ranieri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Florin Acevedo hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Stintino FC's Enzo Ascenzi was substituted for Augusto De Nardis. Florin Acevedo hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

With an all-out effort, Wambalamba FC's Antonello Ranieri threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Juarês Donato, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Finnman in the 68th minute of play forced Stintino FC's goalkeeper Antonello Ranieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th play minute Robin Steckamp came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Antonello Ranieri. 1-3. Armando Di Massimo hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Stintino FC's Antonello Ranieri couldn't get a good grip on the ball when Brian Finnman shot the distance nicking the right pole and went into goal in the 78th minute, 1-4. Antonello Ranieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Finnman in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 88th match minute, Stintino FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Di Massimo to maneuver through the defense. Armando Di Massimo kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Stintino FC's goal looked a bit too open when Juarês Donato came free, but Antonello Ranieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wambalamba FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.