Official Cup

Stadio Capo Falcone
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arrigo Iannucci started the match with the kick off. Antonello Ranieri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bengt-Arne Hansson's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. After some careless play in the Stintino FC defense, Bengt-Arne Hansson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antonello Ranieri. The Stintino FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antonello Ranieri should have stopped the shot. 14 minutes into the match, Bengt-Arne Hansson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antonello Ranieri. Stintino FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bengt-Arne Hansson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Iezzi in the 17th minute of play forced SAPI FC's goalkeeper Alex Morais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt-Arne Hansson in the 20th minute of play forced Stintino FC's goalkeeper Antonello Ranieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tito Rangkuti kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by SAPI FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alvise Vittorio was slow to take the kick. During this time Stintino FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Attilio Losito got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alex Morais quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 27 minutes into the game, SAPI FC's Bengt-Arne Hansson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antonello Ranieri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After 31 played minutes SAPI FC got a freekick which was hit by Dandung Krishna. 33 minutes into the match, SAPI FC's Bengt-Arne Hansson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antonello Ranieri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, Stintino FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Arne Hansson came free, but Antonello Ranieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute of the match SAPI FC got a corner. Stintino FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tito Rangkuti ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Tito Rangkuti got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Antonello Ranieri quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Antonello Ranieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt-Arne Hansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Bengt-Arne Hansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-3 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 Bengt-Arne Hansson to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt-Arne Hansson in the 51st minute of play forced Stintino FC's goalkeeper Antonello Ranieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bengt-Arne Hansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Antonello Ranieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Arne Hansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stintino FC's Antonello Ranieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bengt-Arne Hansson in the 57th minute of play. SAPI FC's Alex Morais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arrigo Iannucci in the 63rd minute of play. In the 68th match minute, SAPI FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tito Rangkuti to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Stintino FC's zone, Sad Boy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antonello Ranieri came out of the goal and Sad Boy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Antonello Ranieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Arne Hansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stintino FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tito Rangkuti was slow to take the kick. During this time SAPI FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led SAPI FC's Tito Rangkuti to fire away a dangerous shot which Antonello Ranieri despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Bengt-Arne Hansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Antonello Ranieri made a huge save. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stintino FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tito Rangkuti was slow to take the kick. During this time SAPI FC's players had a chance to rest. Stintino FC's Antonello Ranieri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Stintino FC from getting a goal against them. Antonello Ranieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Arne Hansson in the 91st minute of the match. Alex Morais stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arrigo Iannucci's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. After 94 played minutes SAPI FC got a freekick which was hit by Sad Boy. The SAPI FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SAPI FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.