Official Cup

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pueblo Puerta got the match started through his kick off. Joachim Holmgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evangelista Ugarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ante Lukaku had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joachim Holmgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ante Lukaku in the 6th minute of play. Luka Pirlo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maria Reneros having to interfere. Maria Reneros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miromir Szostak, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 16th minute FC Hackspett U21 were awarded a corner. Ye Feng Feng went to the cornerflag to take it. Hernani Sabóia charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hernani Sabóia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Hackspett U21 getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Hernani Sabóia hit a great ball. Joachim Holmgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ante Lukaku, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ante Lukaku in the 21st minute of play forced FC Hackspett U21's goalkeeper Joachim Holmgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when AFC Viola Gigliati's Gaskon Sominaya fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. When Miromir Szostak came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the FC Hackspett U21 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 Miromir Szostak couldn't finish the play. Maria Reneros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ye Feng Feng in the 34th minute of the match. FC Hackspett U21's Joachim Holmgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evangelista Ugarte in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Hackspett U21's Magnus Grubb got a free kick in the 40th minute. 41 minutes into the match, FC Hackspett U21's goalkeeper Joachim Holmgren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pueblo Puerta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miromir Szostak in the 43rd minute of play forced AFC Viola Gigliati's goalkeeper Maria Reneros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Magnus Grubb was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 44 minutes had been played. A collision led to FC Hackspett U21 getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Magnus Grubb hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, Gaskon Sominaya dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joachim Holmgren, 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Miromir Szostak was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Evangelista Ugarte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joachim Holmgren was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 56 minutes into the game, Beppe Lo Iacono threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Hackspett U21's Shi Li Sha quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Maria Reneros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miromir Szostak in the 60th minute of play. If Ante Lukaku had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, AFC Viola Gigliati's Maria Reneros got control of the ball when Ye Feng Feng tried to sneak it across the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Miromir Szostak dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Maria Reneros, 1-2. When Miromir Szostak came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the FC Hackspett U21 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 Miromir Szostak couldn't finish the play. Joachim Holmgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ante Lukaku, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, AFC Viola Gigliati's Maria Reneros got control of the ball when Miromir Szostak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joachim Holmgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ante Lukaku, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Joachim Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ante Lukaku in the 86th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kara Melo during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Hackspett U21 getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Kara Melo hit a great ball. FC Hackspett U21 made a substitution. Alvin Brenner replaced Shi Li Sha. AFC Viola Gigliati made a substitution. Jasper Agoos replaced Beppe Lo Iacono. In the 93rd minute Ante Lukaku shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joachim Holmgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC Viola Gigliati's goalkeeper Maria Reneros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FC Hackspett U21's Edvard Klemensson got a free kick in the 96th minute.