Official Cup

C.S. Comunale
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jardel Meireles started the match with the kick off. Arturo Di Matteo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mazinho Barreto having to interfere. In the 4th minute, Arturo Di Matteo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Calenzano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Modesto Smitmans made in the 9th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Calenzano's Achille Sciamanna. Enzo Martelli charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enzo Martelli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Enzo Martelli kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diego Di Toma in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Felix Ivarsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 16th minute Diego Di Toma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Ivarsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Calenzano's Arturo Di Matteo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mazinho Barreto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Yaniusky Pardo came free with the goalkeeper in the 24th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mazinho Barreto could save by the left post. Felix Ivarsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Maria Cunha in the 25th minute of the match. The supporters of Calenzano booed when FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Modesto Smitmans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mazinho Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Di Matteo in the 29th minute of play. Modesto Smitmans charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Modesto Smitmans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Calenzano booed when FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Modesto Smitmans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felix Ivarsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Meireles in the 32nd minute of the match. After 33 played minutes Calenzano got a freekick which was hit by Achille Sciamanna. In the 36thth minute of the game Arturo Di Matteo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's Mazinho Barreto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Di Matteo in the 41st minute of play forced FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's goalkeeper Mazinho Barreto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arturo Di Matteo during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, Calenzano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Di Matteo to maneuver through the defense. Aírton Pires took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Felix Ivarsson. Calenzano's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's Mazinho Barreto got control of the ball when Arturo Di Matteo tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA made a substitution. Jonathan Huly replaced Jardel Meireles. FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA made a substitution. Manoel Mandrak replaced Diego Di Toma. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arturo Di Matteo made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Arturo Di Matteo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mazinho Barreto was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arturo Di Matteo in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mazinho Barreto saved FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Arturo Di Matteo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Calenzano's supporters rose to their feet, but Arturo Di Matteo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mazinho Barreto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yaniusky Pardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Mazinho Barreto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, Calenzano's Arturo Di Matteo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mazinho Barreto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Quinto Ampudia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 78th minute Quinto Ampudia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazinho Barreto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mazinho Barreto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quinto Ampudia in the 78th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Calenzano's Quinto Ampudia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mazinho Barreto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Calenzano were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fedele Alessandrini took the corner. Alessandro Giocondo was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Felix Ivarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aírton Pires in the 84th minute of play. After having played for 89 minutes, Alessandro Giocondo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Calenzano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alessandro Giocondo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Modesto Smitmans was shown his second yellow card after 90 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 90th minute, Modesto Smitmans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, Quinto Ampudia 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 94 played minutes Calenzano got a freekick which was hit by Achille Sciamanna. In the 96thth minute of the game Quinto Ampudia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's Mazinho Barreto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Jonathan Huly had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Calenzano had won after a very even match.