Official Cup

Alopecia Arena
Spectators: 5935 (Terracing: 4452, Seating: 1365, VIP seats: 118) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diego Crispino started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for I ritirandi di Canaus! After 7 minutes of play, Vitória StrikerS™'s Artur Estrada made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniele Raniolo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Diego Crispino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the game, Vitória StrikerS™'s Avery Novak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniele Raniolo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 17th minute Pedro Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniele Raniolo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Durval Bulhosa during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th minute, Durval Bulhosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. La Bolas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anfilogino Vani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniele Raniolo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Estrada in the 37th minute of the match. The supporters of I ritirandi di Canaus booed when Vitória StrikerS™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Avery Novak didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute Cássio Cortez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniele Raniolo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carmine Bonanni's late challenge caught a Vitória StrikerS™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carmine Bonanni helped the player get up and apologised. Daniele Raniolo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Haaland in the 43rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, I ritirandi di Canaus's Mac Caron got a free kick in the 45th minute. Daniele Raniolo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cássio Cortez in the 47th minute of the match. The I ritirandi di Canaus players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Vitória StrikerS™ were winning 0-2.

I ritirandi di Canaus's Anfilogino Vani got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Vitória StrikerS™'s Artur Estrada slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Daniele Raniolo. That made the score 0-4 after 60 minutes of play. With an all-out effort, Vitória StrikerS™'s Daniele Raniolo threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cássio Cortez, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 67 minutes into the match, Diego Crispino notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Vitória StrikerS™'s La Bolas. La Bolas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, I ritirandi di Canaus's Daniele Raniolo got control of the ball when Pedro Haaland tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st match minute, I ritirandi di Canaus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Falasca to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Haaland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Daniele Raniolo made a huge save. 76 minutes into the match, Avery Novak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Daniele Raniolo. I ritirandi di Canaus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Avery Novak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Anfilogino Vani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but La Bolas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, I ritirandi di Canaus's Diego Crispino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that La Bolas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. La Bolas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Crispino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. I ritirandi di Canaus's Daniele Raniolo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Haaland in the 93rd minute of play.

Vitória StrikerS™'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.