Official Cup

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wu Qi started the match with the kick off. Horea Balint made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Wu Qi sent off a good shot on target. Horea Balint was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Wu Qi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. Bar Marconi United's Horea Balint played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 12th minute of play. Horea Balint showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timmy Henriksson in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bar Marconi United's goalkeeper Horea Balint, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vince Di Cola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabrizio Adriano in the 21st minute of the match. Bar Marconi United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Davide Spadoni in the 22nd minute. The corner ended in Davide Spadoni almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Samurai's Vince Di Cola did a great save. Vince Di Cola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabrizio Adriano in the 24th minute of the match. In the 24th minute Fabrizio Adriano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vince Di Cola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabrizio Adriano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wu Qi got free with Horea Balint in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 30th minute Fabrizio Adriano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vince Di Cola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vince Di Cola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davide Spadoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Rene Santana kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Wu Qi struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Horea Balint didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Samurai. Horea Balint showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wu Qi, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Rene Santana kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Wu Qi hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. In the 48th match minute, Samurai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wu Qi to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabrizio Adriano was the one to do the kick off. Horea Balint showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wu Qi in the 53rd minute of the match. Fabrizio Adriano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Vince Di Cola made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Fabrizio Adriano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vince Di Cola was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Samurai's goalkeeper Vince Di Cola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vince Di Cola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Spadoni in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Bar Marconi United's Fabrizio Adriano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vince Di Cola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Wu Qi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Horea Balint having to make a save. Horea Balint showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wu Qi, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Enrico Romanese hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Bar Marconi United made a substitution. Costin Alucai replaced Fabrizio Adriano. Samurai made a substitution. Åke Hamnberg replaced Hernán Grana. In the 71st match minute, Bar Marconi United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrico Romanese to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute, Wu Qi made a precise shot to the right of Horea Balint. Bar Marconi United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Bar Marconi United's Horea Balint played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 83rd minute of play. In the 88th play minute Costin Alucai came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Vince Di Cola. 3-1. After some careless play in the Samurai defense, Costin Alucai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vince Di Cola. The Samurai fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vince Di Cola should have stopped the shot.