Prized/Friendly Cup

Stowe IP
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Niles Crane started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nathaniel Orlinsky was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 3 minutes into the match. 3 minutes into the game, one of Stowe City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Kaj Helström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Di Matteo in the 9th minute of play. A collision led to Calenzano getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Achille Sciamanna hit a great ball. Stowe City made a substitution. Ward Neal replaced Leo Bingham. In the 21st 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: 0-2. The Calenzano fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when Calenzano's Arturo Di Matteo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Stowe City's Kaj Helström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Comunardo Chizzo in the 33rd minute of play. Kaj Helström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Di Matteo in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute of the match Calenzano got a corner. Stowe City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adrianinho Vasconcelos ran over to the corner to take the kick. Fraser Legzdins kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Calenzano's corner Adrianinho Vasconcelos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kaj Helström quite easily take care of the ball. After 46 played minutes Calenzano got a freekick which was hit by Filippo Vulcano. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arturo Di Matteo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Niles Crane ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Felix Ivarsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Calenzano's Comunardo Chizzo got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matt Briggs in the 59th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Felix Ivarsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arturo Di Matteo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kaj Helström having to make a save. Kaj Helström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Di Matteo in the 62nd minute of the match. Arturo Di Matteo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Calenzano made a substitution. Ennio Daniele replaced Adrianinho Vasconcelos. Calenzano made a substitution. Alessandro Giocondo replaced Yaniusky Pardo. In the 73rd minute, Quinto Ampudia made a precise shot to the right of Kaj Helström. Stowe City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. After a rather tough play, Stowe City's Fraser Legzdins got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute Quinto Ampudia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaj Helström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Calenzano's attentive Ahmed Sinan managed to snatch the ball when Fraser Legzdins made a throw-in in the 85th minute of the game. Fraser Legzdins charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fraser Legzdins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fraser Legzdins kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. When Calenzano's Quinto Ampudia in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stowe City's goalie prevented a goal. 89 minutes into the game, Quinto Ampudia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Kaj Helström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Quinto Ampudia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Calenzano players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.