Official Cup

LOI-Arena
Spectators: 556 (Terracing: 418, Seating: 128, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rickard Thidén kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Ferenc Kocsis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Babür Gürgen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Domenico Cremonese received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Abelardo Lesardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of A.S. Udinese booed when LOI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bektaş Ali Gariboğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. LOI's Abelardo Lesardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Lucente in the 18th minute of play. The A.S. Udinese fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when A.S. Udinese's Federico Lucente looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rickard Thidén got free with Alvaro Rotili in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind A.S. Udinese's goalkeeper Alvaro Rotili, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mahir Bilge hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, A.S. Udinese's goal looked a bit too open when Babür Gürgen came free, but Alvaro Rotili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Babür Gürgen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LOI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Rickard Thidén's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Alvaro Rotili skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 43 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Lucente came free, but Abelardo Lesardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arrigo Tana made a great header on A.S. Udinese's corner, it was just that LOI's Abelardo Lesardo managed to reach the ball for a save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

A.S. Udinese's Carmine Vani was substituted for Domenico Cremonese. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Federico Lucente made a kick off. Rickard Thidén blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alvaro Rotili having to make a save. Alvaro Rotili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Thidén, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Filippo Di Leonardo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.S. Udinese's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LOI the free kick. In the 60th minute, one of A.S. Udinese:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for A.S. Udinese. A.S. Udinese:s Alvaro Rotili showed great skill when he stopped Babür Gürgen:s penalty. In the 61st minute, Babür Gürgen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LOI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. When LOI's Rickard Thidén in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A.S. Udinese's goalie prevented a goal. Alvaro Rotili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Thidén, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After some careless play in the A.S. Udinese defense, Rickard Thidén kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alvaro Rotili. The A.S. Udinese fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alvaro Rotili should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmine Vani in the 71st minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper Abelardo Lesardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abelardo Lesardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amos Lepre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Filippo Di Leonardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. LOI's Babür Gürgen got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to A.S. Udinese getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Carmine Vani hit a great ball. Federico Lucente had several of the LOI's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 79 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-2 score and a disappointed Abelardo Lesardo as he didn't even see the shot coming. 90 minutes into the game, Rickard Thidén cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Alvaro Rotili was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 94 minutes of play, LOI's Babür Gürgen made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alvaro Rotili was left in no man's land by his defense there! Babür Gürgen might have been able to make a better finish in the 98th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alvaro Rotili. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Babür Gürgen ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as A.S. Udinese's Federico Lucente slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Abelardo Lesardo. That made the score 5-3 after 99 minutes of play.