Official Cup

Gen. Dalla Chiesa
Spectators: 776 (Terracing: 583, Seating: 178, VIP seats: 15) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fausto Mendonça kicked off to start the match. The throw-in from Anfilogino Mannucci in the 2nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Scarlet Speedster's Dom Lugano. The audience thought a goal was coming when Achille Molinaro got free with Naldo Proença in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 10 minutes into the match, Achille Molinaro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Naldo Proença. Scarlet Speedster's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Achille Molinaro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Naldo Proença made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignaz Ecke in the 16th minute of play. Eraldo Cannone came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Scarlet Speedster's Fausto Mendonça. But to his dismay, Fausto Mendonça quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Fausto Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luponero FC's Eraldo Cannone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Mendonça in the 23rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Achille Molinaro got free with Naldo Proença in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Luponero FC's goalkeeper Eraldo Cannone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Naldo Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achille Molinaro in the 36th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Achille Molinaro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Naldo Proença was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Luponero FC's Eraldo Cannone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Mendonça in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Edward Krzynowek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 42 minutes into the match, Luponero FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Mendonça came free, but Eraldo Cannone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Luponero FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Scarlet Speedster were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ignaz Ecke stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eraldo Cannone came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Scarlet Speedster's Fausto Mendonça. But to his dismay, Fausto Mendonça quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Eraldo Cannone made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Fausto Mendonça sent off a good shot on target. In the 64th minute, Fausto Mendonça 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. Naldo Proença took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Achille Molinaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fausto Mendonça in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eraldo Cannone saved Luponero FC from getting behind. 71 minutes into the match, Luponero FC's goalkeeper Eraldo Cannone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fausto Mendonça. Fausto Mendonça blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eraldo Cannone having to make a save. In the 74th minute Fausto Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eraldo Cannone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Kon in the 76th minute of play forced Scarlet Speedster's goalkeeper Naldo Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Eraldo Cannone managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Scarlet Speedster's Fausto Mendonça fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Eraldo Cannone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fausto Mendonça in the 80th minute. If Fausto Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Luponero FC's Ignaz Ecke got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Eraldo Cannone made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Fausto Mendonça sent off a good shot on target. 91 minutes into the match, Luponero FC's goalkeeper Eraldo Cannone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fausto Mendonça. Scarlet Speedster's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.