Official Cup

DW Arena
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sebastian Gotzon took the kick off in the first half of the match. Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Gotzon in the 5th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Durazno FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Arturo Papetti fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A nice corner shot did that Fabrizio Lizzi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Melchor Acuña quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Monkey D.Luffy's Arturo Papetti got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Erubiel Malvin hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Arturo Papetti charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arturo Papetti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th match minute, Monkey D.Luffy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Papetti to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Gotzon in the 27th minute of play forced Monkey D.Luffy's goalkeeper Aldo Marulli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Gotzon struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Aldo Marulli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Durazno FC. In the 32nd minute, Demetrio Giampieri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Monkey D.Luffy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 36th minute Geronimo Lando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Marulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Francis in the 39th minute of play forced Monkey D.Luffy's goalkeeper Aldo Marulli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Gotzon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Aldo Marulli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Monkey D.Luffy's Fabrizio Lizzi got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After having played for 45 minutes, Hugo Francis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Durazno FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hugo Francis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 46 minutes of play, Durazno FC's Sebastian Gotzon made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aldo Marulli was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Demetrio Giampieri to make the kick off. Sebastian Gotzon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute, Davide Limitone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute, Geronimo Lando got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Fabrizio Lizzi kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Andrea De Angelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the match, Monkey D.Luffy's goalkeeper Aldo Marulli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Francis. After 78 played minutes Monkey D.Luffy got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Di Febo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastian Gotzon got free with Aldo Marulli in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 82 minutes into the game, Durazno FC's Sebastian Gotzon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aldo Marulli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. When Demetrio Giampieri came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Monkey D.Luffy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Demetrio Giampieri couldn't finish the play. Aldo Marulli made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Sebastian Gotzon sent off a good shot on target. Sebastian Gotzon succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 95th playminute.