Official Cup

XMAS park
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) XMAS's Ernesto Minichiello started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Armando Polidori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 洪寒广 in the 7th minute of the match. Ernesto Minichiello kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Ernesto Minichiello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by 陆克广 in the 20th minute of play forced XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If 袁棋岚 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 马棋震 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Minichiello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30thth minute of the game 洪寒广 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but XMAS's Armando Polidori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 郭寒挺 hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After 45 minutes XMAS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 冯昆钢 who took care of the corner kick. 冯昆钢 made a great header on ◇Mz.梦◆〓风神〓甘肃天水骑兵代表队's corner, it was just that XMAS's Armando Polidori managed to reach the ball for a save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 洪寒广 to make the kick off. 袁棋岚 struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Armando Polidori didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ◇Mz.梦◆〓风神〓甘肃天水骑兵代表队. 55 minutes into the game, Ennio De Nardis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. XMAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ◇Mz.梦◆〓风神〓甘肃天水骑兵代表队 the free kick. Ennio De Nardis hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 冯昆钢 might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armando Polidori. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 冯昆钢 ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 58th minute of the match ◇Mz.梦◆〓风神〓甘肃天水骑兵代表队 got a corner. XMAS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 冯昆钢 ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that 冯昆钢 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Armando Polidori quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Armando Polidori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 洪寒广, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Ferruccio Cesaroni got a free kick in the 68th minute. ◇Mz.梦◆〓风神〓甘肃天水骑兵代表队's 冯昆钢 got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alberigo Gianfrancesco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. 马棋震 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Florian Moreschi kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute 洪寒广 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Polidori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 温洲珂 kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Armando Polidori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 冯昆钢 went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Bruno Alessandrini lost his temper 92 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for XMAS! Armando Polidori had in the 93rdth minute some difficulties stopping 冯昆钢's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball.