League

Cobra Kai Stadium
Spectators: 7200 (Terracing: 5511, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 0) Team Special One's Beppe Di Mascio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuele Vierchowod in the 3rd minute of play. Beppe Di Mascio came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Cobra Kai's Emanuele Vierchowod. But to his dismay, Emanuele Vierchowod quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cobra Kai's goalkeeper Ennio Longo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Alex Piccioli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Team Special One's Augusto Pacella got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Ennio Antonacci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ennio Longo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ennio Antonacci in the 23rd minute of the match. Augusto Pacella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fedele Cipriani hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute Augusto Pacella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ennio Longo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 37 minutes, Eraldo Di Mascio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cobra Kai and the Team Special One players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eraldo Di Mascio kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Ennio Antonacci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ennio Longo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Augusto Pacella went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alex Piccioli made a kick off. Emanuele Vierchowod's late challenge caught a Team Special One's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emanuele Vierchowod helped the player get up and apologised. Through an outstanding action, after 60 minutes, Ennio Longo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Cobra Kai's Alex Piccioli got a free kick in the 68th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Team Special One's Anselmo De Palma broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Cobra Kai's zone, Augusto Pacella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ennio Longo came out of the goal and Augusto Pacella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emanuele Vierchowod sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ennio Antonacci might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ennio Longo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ennio Antonacci ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 78th play minute Augusto Pacella came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ennio Longo. 1-3. Emanuele Vierchowod sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Cobra Kai's zone, Augusto Pacella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ennio Longo came out of the goal and Augusto Pacella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ennio Antonacci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfonso Filippini fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 91st minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. In the 94th minute, Corrado Fasciani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Team Special One walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.