Official Cup

ANFIELD
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Ata Bircan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ata Bircan in the 4th minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Eurospeed Asti from getting a goal against them. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Damiano Battisti was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Ata Bircan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ata Bircan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 13 minutes into the game, Fortunato Borromeo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Alisson Becker was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 16th minute, Ata Bircan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Damiano Battisti was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Damiano Battisti successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 20th minute, Ata Bircan fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fortunato Borromeo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute of the match Eurospeed Asti got a corner. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fortunato Borromeo ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 28th minute Ata Bircan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Battisti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Ata Bircan made a precise shot to the right of Damiano Battisti. Eurospeed Asti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Eurospeed Asti from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Damiano Battisti successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Eurospeed Asti getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Fortunato Borromeo hit a great ball. Ettore Masciarelli took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alisson Becker. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Svetlozar Cholakov made a kick off. Damiano Battisti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ata Bircan in the 51st minute of play. Fausto Pinti hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ata Bircan in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Damiano Battisti saved Eurospeed Asti from getting behind. Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ata Bircan in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute Ata Bircan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Battisti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Ata Bircan notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti. Damiano Battisti was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Ata Bircan put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Damiano Battisti. 73 minutes into the game, Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Ata Bircan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Damiano Battisti made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Thomas Sgouros was substituted for Tilemachos Romanidis. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Marinos Sidiropoulos was substituted for Ata Bircan. Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marinos Sidiropoulos in the 79th minute of play. Marinos Sidiropoulos took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damiano Battisti. Damiano Battisti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. 86 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Marinos Sidiropoulos came free, but Damiano Battisti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marinos Sidiropoulos spun around in front of the goal 86 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Eurospeed Asti's goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Marinos Sidiropoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's supporters rose to their feet, but Marinos Sidiropoulos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damiano Battisti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 92 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Tytus Lichucki came free, but Damiano Battisti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Damiano Battisti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marinos Sidiropoulos in the 94th minute of the match.