Official Cup

XMAS park
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ennio De Nardis took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to XMAS getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ennio De Nardis hit a great ball. Johny Godefroid scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabrizio Eboli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Guy Van Eeckhout kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Bianco Celli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Richard Widdepenninck made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Ennio De Nardis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Richard Widdepenninck. That made the score 1-1 in the 23 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teo Baert in the 27th minute of play forced XMAS's goalkeeper Fabrizio Eboli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 minutes, Thys Hulsen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Invictus FC and the XMAS players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Invictus FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Thys Hulsen hit a great ball. Richard Widdepenninck made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Ennio De Nardis sent off a good shot on target. The XMAS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Invictus FC were winning 1-2.

If Teo Baert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute, Bianco Celli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Richard Widdepenninck was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Richard Widdepenninck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ennio De Nardis in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 64th minute of the match XMAS got a corner. Invictus FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Domenico Mantini ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Christian Zaccardi managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 68 minutes into the match, Invictus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ennio De Nardis came free, but Richard Widdepenninck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ennio De Nardis scored 3-2 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Richard Widdepenninck, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 78 minutes into the match, XMAS's goalkeeper Fabrizio Eboli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Johny Godefroid. 83 minutes into the match, XMAS's goalkeeper Fabrizio Eboli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Johny Godefroid. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johny Godefroid in the 84th minute of play forced XMAS's goalkeeper Fabrizio Eboli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Invictus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ennio De Nardis came free, but Richard Widdepenninck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Guy Van Eeckhout 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. 89 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Johny Godefroid came free, but Fabrizio Eboli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Guy Van Eeckhout had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 94 minutes, Ennio De Nardis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the XMAS and the Invictus FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to XMAS getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Ennio De Nardis hit a great ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. XMAS fully deserved thier win.