Official Cup

XMAS park
Spectators: 761 (Terracing: 571, Seating: 175, VIP seats: 15) Joel Espiridion's late challenge caught a XMAS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joel Espiridion helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Christian Zaccardi got a free kick in the 5th minute. Guns And Roses's Epifanio Hartz got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 11th match minute, XMAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alessio Ascoli to maneuver through the defense. After 12 minutes of play, Guns And Roses's Joel Espiridion made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabrizio Eboli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Domenico Mantini struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Claudio Librado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for XMAS. Joel Espiridion sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Guns And Roses booed when XMAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Concetto Marinucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guns And Roses's Angelito Demaria got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute Joel Espiridion shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrizio Eboli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudio Librado was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ennio De Nardis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 25 minute of play. In the 30thth minute of the game Ennio De Nardis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guns And Roses's Claudio Librado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Claudio Librado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ennio De Nardis's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. XMAS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Domenico Mantini in the 33rd minute. After taking down the ball on XMAS's corner Domenico Mantini fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Claudio Librado quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Guns And Roses's Epifanio Hartz got a free kick in the 34th minute. Bianco Celli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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 Ennio De Nardis made a kick off. Claudio Librado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bianco Celli went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 63rd minute Bianco Celli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Librado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudio Librado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domenico Mantini in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenico Mantini in the 75th minute of play forced Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Claudio Librado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Zaccardi kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Fabrizio Eboli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Epifanio Hartz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Christian Zaccardi got a free kick in the 82nd minute. With a little luck, XMAS's Fabrizio Eboli got control of the ball when Joel Espiridion tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fabrizio Eboli came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Guns And Roses's Joel Espiridion. But to his dismay, Joel Espiridion quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Guns And Roses's Claudio Librado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ennio De Nardis in the 95th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ennio De Nardis in the 98th minute of play forced Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Claudio Librado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.