Official Cup

Stamford Bridge
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elia Pietrantoni kicked off to start the match. Elia Pietrantoni's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valdemar Anselius read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. With a little luck, Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti got control of the ball when Kurt Wallengren tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute of the match Fulham Broadway FC got a corner. Eurospeed Asti's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edward Nyqvist ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Edward Nyqvist almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti did a great save. In the 8th minute, Grant Irø made a precise shot to the right of Valdemar Anselius. Fulham Broadway FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Valdemar Anselius came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Eurospeed Asti's Elia Pietrantoni. But to his dismay, Elia Pietrantoni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Kurt Wallengren struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Damiano Battisti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fulham Broadway FC. After 23rd play minutes Elia Pietrantoni shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Valdemar Anselius and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 30th minute, Elia Pietrantoni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eurospeed Asti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grant Irø in the 35th minute of play forced Fulham Broadway FC's goalkeeper Valdemar Anselius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Eurospeed Asti's Fausto Pinti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valdemar Anselius made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Elia Pietrantoni succeeded in the game's 40th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-8. 44 minutes into the match, Elia Pietrantoni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valdemar Anselius. Fulham Broadway FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elia Pietrantoni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9. Valdemar Anselius stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elia Pietrantoni's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-9 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hjalmar Ahlqvist made a kick off. After 52 played minutes Eurospeed Asti got a freekick which was hit by Edward Barr. 56 minutes into the match, Fulham Broadway FC's goalkeeper Valdemar Anselius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grant Irø. Federico Chiesa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Valdemar Anselius came out and tried to block the shot, but Federico Chiesa slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the game, Grant Irø recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Valdemar Anselius. Grant Irø showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-11. The crowd rose to their feet as Elia Pietrantoni kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Valdemar Anselius. That made the score 0-12 in the 68 minute of play. A throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game was made by Jens-Åke Söderberg with Hjalmar Ahlqvist as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 75th minute of the match Amedeo Moriggi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valdemar Anselius showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Valdemar Anselius didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antonello Tofani went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-13 was the resulting score. 80 minutes into the match, Elia Pietrantoni dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Valdemar Anselius, 0-14. If Elia Pietrantoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elia Pietrantoni in the 83rd minute of play forced Fulham Broadway FC's goalkeeper Valdemar Anselius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elia Pietrantoni in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valdemar Anselius saved Fulham Broadway FC from getting behind. Ingvar Ek kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Jens-Åke Söderberg got a throw-in 87 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Hjalmar Ahlqvist. If Elia Pietrantoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Valdemar Anselius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elia Pietrantoni in the 92nd minute of play. Elia Pietrantoni did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-16 to the left of a surprised Valdemar Anselius 95 minutes into the match. Eurospeed Asti's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.