Official Cup

The Old Shire
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Christian Teodori started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd match minute, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Mussi to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 6 minutes, Yu Jie Xing managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Staffordshire Terrier FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yu Jie Xing was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Augusto Di Carlo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andy Gimm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Augusto Di Carlo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brice Gamble, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Augusto Di Carlo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yu Jie Xing went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Aldo Mussi hit a great ball. In the 16th match minute, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Mussi to maneuver through the defense. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Ernesto Melone was substituted for Damiano Mameli. After 21 minutes of play, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Yu Jie Xing made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Augusto Di Carlo was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Yu Jie Xing came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Staffordshire Terrier FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yu Jie Xing couldn't finish the play. Augusto Di Carlo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andy Gimm, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Augusto Di Carlo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yu Jie Xing in the 33rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christian Teodori got free with Roman Galsino in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ defense, Andy Gimm kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Augusto Di Carlo. The ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Augusto Di Carlo should have stopped the shot.

Staffordshire Terrier FC's Alex Zanardi was substituted for Andy Gimm. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yu Jie Xing stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alex Zanardi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Augusto Di Carlo came out and tried to block the shot, but Alex Zanardi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 56th minute. Alex Zanardi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Augusto Di Carlo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute Yu Jie Xing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Di Carlo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goal looked a bit too open when Yu Jie Xing came free, but Augusto Di Carlo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Staffordshire Terrier FC made a substitution. Grant Black replaced Matt Sullivan. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ferdinando Braccia was slow to take the kick. During this time Staffordshire Terrier FC's players had a chance to rest. Alex Zanardi made a great header on Staffordshire Terrier FC's corner, it was just that ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Augusto Di Carlo managed to reach the ball for a save. Augusto Di Carlo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yu Jie Xing in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute Yu Jie Xing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Di Carlo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yu Jie Xing in the 84th minute of play forced ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goalkeeper Augusto Di Carlo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the game, Fabrizio Angelici was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Staffordshire Terrier FC the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! In the 87th minute there was a penalty for Staffordshire Terrier FC. Yu Jie Xing stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Augusto Di Carlo. 0-7. If Yu Jie Xing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 95th minute, Yu Jie Xing ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Augusto Di Carlo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. Yu Jie Xing struck a weak shot in the 99th minute. Augusto Di Carlo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Staffordshire Terrier FC. Staffordshire Terrier FC played a much better game than ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ and deserved their victory. The ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.