Prized/Friendly Cup

Stadio Montesacro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Buğrahan Vecih started the match with the kick off. Christophe Rau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciccio Bussi, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When Montesacro FC's Paolo Rossi in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Talenti Roma Calcio's goalie prevented a goal. In the 6th minute, Paolo Rossi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Montesacro FC were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Talenti Roma Calcio's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Paolo Rossi took the corner. The corner ended in Paolo Rossi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Talenti Roma Calcio's Christophe Rau did a great save. In the 11th minute, Paolo Rossi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Montesacro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Giacomo Casanova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Palmucci in the 14th minute of the match. Loco Palermo 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. Christophe Rau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciccio Bussi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Talenti Roma Calcio's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Paolo Rossi was slow to take the kick. During this time Montesacro FC's players had a chance to rest. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Paolo Rossi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Montesacro FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Paolo Rossi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christophe Rau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 27 in the game by Buğrahan Vecih from a close distance when the talented Giacomo Casanova managed to make a qualified save. Montesacro FC's players were relieved. Buğrahan Vecih had several of the Montesacro FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 27 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Giacomo Casanova as he didn't even see the shot coming. Giacomo Casanova made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Buğrahan Vecih sent off a good shot on target. In the 39th minute, Paolo Rossi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Montesacro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Talenti Roma Calcio's zone, Loco Palermo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christophe Rau came out of the goal and Loco Palermo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Loco Palermo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christophe Rau having to make a save.

Christophe Rau was out of position in the 51 minute of play, and Paolo Rossi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paolo Rossi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Christophe Rau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias Almeyda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the last second Christophe Rau throw himself and got hold of the ball when Loco Palermo in the 64thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Loco Palermo in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christophe Rau saved Talenti Roma Calcio from getting behind. Christophe Rau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paolo Rossi in the 66th minute. Aldo Ianni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Montesacro FC made a substitution. Dimitar Berbatov replaced Loco Palermo. After a defensive mix-up in Talenti Roma Calcio's zone, Paolo Rossi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christophe Rau came out of the goal and Paolo Rossi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paolo Rossi got free with Christophe Rau in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Christophe Rau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paolo Rossi in the 76th minute. After 78 played minutes Talenti Roma Calcio got a freekick which was hit by Jacobo Fazzini. In the 79th minute, Paolo Rossi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Christophe Rau didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paolo Rossi went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Giacomo Casanova showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabiano Palmucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Dimitar Berbatov kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Aldo Ianni might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giacomo Casanova. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aldo Ianni ran back to his position shaking his head. Giacomo Casanova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Ianni in the 91st minute of play. With 94 minutes on the clock, Daniel Prodan commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 95th match minute, Montesacro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Prodan to maneuver through the defense. Giacomo Casanova took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Di Sipio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Montesacro FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.