Challenge

Dino Manuzzi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Felice Tacco started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Maritek FC's Felice Tacco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacobo Nores narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Felice Tacco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ferruccio Zarillo had several of the Paraguay's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 12 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 2-0 score and a disappointed Jacobo Nores as he didn't even see the shot coming. Ettore Santo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Ferruccio Zarillo sped through Paraguay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jacobo Nores. Filippo Lucente made in the 21st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Felice Tacco however managed to control. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferruccio Zarillo in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacobo Nores saved Paraguay from getting behind. In the 28th minute, Ettore Santo 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. When %teams%'s Ferruccio Zarillo was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 5-0 just inside the left pole, 28 minutes into the game. Jacobo Nores was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. If Ferruccio Zarillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ferruccio Zarillo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Maritek FC's Ferruccio Zarillo. But to his dismay, Ferruccio Zarillo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. 40 minutes into the match, Maritek FC's Felice Tacco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacobo Nores narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ferruccio Zarillo. Ferruccio Zarillo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jacobo Nores came out and tried to block the shot, but Ferruccio Zarillo slotted it home off the left post making it 7-0 in the 43rd minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 8-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jaime Pardo to make the kick off. Maritek FC's Ferruccio Zarillo got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ettore Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Felice Tacco might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacobo Nores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felice Tacco ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Ferruccio Zarillo put it in 9-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jacobo Nores. Jacobo Nores came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Maritek FC's Ferruccio Zarillo. But to his dismay, Ferruccio Zarillo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. In the 64th match minute, Paraguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iker Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. Hélio O'Connell made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Primitivo Escribano sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute, Ferruccio Zarillo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacobo Nores was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-0. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ettore Santo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eugenio Palumbo struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Jacobo Nores didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maritek FC. Maritek FC made a substitution. Federico Ondino replaced Felice Tacco. Maritek FC's Alfredo Toschi was substituted for Ettore Santo. In the 79th minute of the match Alfredo Toschi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jacobo Nores skillfully saved the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Tomás Moita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 13-0. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 14-0 when Tomás Moita sped through Paraguay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jacobo Nores. If Federico Ondino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomás Moita in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacobo Nores prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Paraguay getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Xavier Zoido hit a great ball. In the 96th minute Alfredo Toschi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Nores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Maritek FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.