Official Cup

COLISEU
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wilson Andrade kicked off to start the match. In the 7th minute, Wilson Ramalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Squadra de Pippe's Filippo Gigli in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GLADIADORES's goalie prevented a goal. 11 minutes into the match, Squadra de Pippe's goal looked a bit too open when Wilson Andrade came free, but Bruno Mazzone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Squadra de Pippe's zone, Tales Toledo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Mazzone came out of the goal and Tales Toledo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andrei Cerbu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Villarreal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Filippo Gigli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrei Cerbu was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. The supporters of GLADIADORES booed when Squadra de Pippe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicu Ichimescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Tales Toledo came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the GLADIADORES 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 Tales Toledo couldn't finish the play. Bruno Mazzone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdemar da Cunha in the 41st minute. GLADIADORES's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Wilson Andrade in the 42nd minute. Wilson Ramalho was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Bruno Mazzone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilson Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Bruno Mazzone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilson Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

GLADIADORES made a substitution. Sérgio Donato replaced Wilson Ramalho. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Filippo Gigli made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, GLADIADORES's goal looked a bit too open when Filippo Gigli came free, but Andrei Cerbu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valérien Derm shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After 58 minutes of play, Squadra de Pippe's Filippo Gigli made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andrei Cerbu was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Andrade in the 61st minute of play forced Squadra de Pippe's goalkeeper Bruno Mazzone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute of the match, Filippo Gigli tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Andrei Cerbu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Javier Villarreal was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 71st minute. Squadra de Pippe's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Andrei Cerbu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victor Abaurre in the 80th minute. In the 80th minute, Squadra de Pippe's Victor Abaurre ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Andrei Cerbu. Andrei Cerbu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Squadra de Pippe made a substitution. Andrea Di Carlo replaced Javier Villarreal. In the 89th minute, Wilson Andrade made a precise shot to the right of Bruno Mazzone. Squadra de Pippe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. When GLADIADORES's Wilson Andrade in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Squadra de Pippe's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filippo Gigli in the 96th minute of play forced GLADIADORES's goalkeeper Andrei Cerbu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrei Cerbu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Di Carlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Squadra de Pippe had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.