Official Cup

Menduni Michelangelo
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Guilherme Valério got the match started through his kick off. Jesualdo Maltez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Varglien in the 3rd minute of the match. Ettore Varglien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesualdo Maltez having to interfere. In the 6th minute, Gabriel Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 7 minutes, Jude Van Landschoot mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PICCOLE PESTI and the AD Pontassolense players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 8 played minutes PICCOLE PESTI got a freekick which was hit by Jude Van Landschoot. AD Pontassolense's Jesualdo Maltez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ettore Varglien in the 11th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ettore Varglien in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jesualdo Maltez saved AD Pontassolense from getting behind. After having played for 18 minutes, Ettore Varglien managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PICCOLE PESTI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ettore Varglien was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Miguel Orlondon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herberto Meireles in the 20th minute of the match. A collision led to PICCOLE PESTI getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Iliyan Hadzhistefanov hit a great ball. If Ettore Varglien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Severiano Zambujal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Miguel Orlondon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Jesualdo Maltez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ettore Varglien's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute PICCOLE PESTI were awarded a corner. Guaberto Ongile went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AD Pontassolense's goalie and right to Ettore Varglien. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. AD Pontassolense's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ettore Varglien in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jesualdo Maltez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 45 minutes into the match, AD Pontassolense's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Varglien came free, but Jesualdo Maltez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bernardino Vedillo was the one to do the kick off. Ettore Varglien scored 4-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jesualdo Maltez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jesualdo Maltez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardino Vedillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute Ettore Varglien shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesualdo Maltez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jesualdo Maltez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Varglien in the 61st minute of the match. In the 64th minute Arthur Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Orlondon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Nélson Bezerra in the 70th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by PICCOLE PESTI's Iliyan Hadzhistefanov. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ettore Varglien in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jesualdo Maltez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 73rdth minute of the game Ettore Varglien who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AD Pontassolense's Jesualdo Maltez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind AD Pontassolense's goalkeeper Jesualdo Maltez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Guilherme Valério fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AD Pontassolense's protests and gave Guilherme Valério a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AD Pontassolense getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Guilherme Valério hit a great ball. The supporters of PICCOLE PESTI booed when AD Pontassolense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guilherme Valério didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Eanes lost his temper 81 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 81 minutes into the game, one of AD Pontassolense:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 83rd minute there was a penalty for PICCOLE PESTI. Guaberto Ongile stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jesualdo Maltez. 5-0. Jesualdo Maltez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Per Lidman went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, PICCOLE PESTI's Guaberto Ongile got a free kick in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per Lidman in the 99th minute of play forced AD Pontassolense's goalkeeper Jesualdo Maltez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PICCOLE PESTI's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.