Prized/Friendly Cup

Estádio Cercadinho
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arrigo Verna started the match with the kick off. Daniele Capone recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amerigo Castellazzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Biella F.C's goalkeeper Francesco De Rossi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alfonso Maestri charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfonso Maestri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Biella F.C's Alfonso Maestri got a free kick in the 14th minute. Valiente Venezian 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. Biella F.C's Francesco De Rossi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Biella F.C from getting a goal against them. 23 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's Valiente Venezian sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francesco De Rossi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Valiente Venezian put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Francesco De Rossi. In the 29th minute Arrigo Verna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orest Komissarov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francesco De Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valiente Venezian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 played minutes Cercadinho got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Gerber. Daniele Capone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Orest Komissarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valiente Venezian to make the kick off. Francesco De Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valiente Venezian, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Biella F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Valiente Venezian came free, but Francesco De Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Arrigo Verna came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Biella F.C 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 Arrigo Verna couldn't finish the play. 63 minutes into the match, Biella F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Valiente Venezian came free, but Francesco De Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th match minute, Biella F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Colangelo to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute, Valiente Venezian made a precise shot to the right of Francesco De Rossi. Biella F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Amerigo Castellazzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniele Capone struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Orest Komissarov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Biella F.C. Orest Komissarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arrigo Verna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Biella F.C's Alex Pettinelli got a free kick in the 86th minute. Cercadinho made a substitution. Abelardo Bertassi replaced Valiente Venezian. Alex Pettinelli hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Biella F.C's goalkeeper Francesco De Rossi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alfonso Maestri hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Abelardo Bertassi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cercadinho's supporters rose to their feet, but Abelardo Bertassi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francesco De Rossi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cercadinho were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Biella F.C for a fine match.