Official Cup

Stadio Delle Aquile
Spectators: 619 (Terracing: 465, Seating: 142, VIP seats: 12) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Angelo Scarinci kicked off to start the match. Edoardo Proia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Franco Catena recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Λstral Villains FC booed when FC Aquile Azzurre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anfilogino Giorgio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute, Andreas Espe made a precise shot to the right of Ferruccio Costanzo. FC Aquile Azzurre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Edvin Brandvik kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Λstral Villains FC's Nils-Johan Nyhagen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Scarinci in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Jack Rinde cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ferruccio Costanzo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 31 minutes, Martin Do made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. FC Aquile Azzurre's Ferruccio Costanzo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 36th minute, FC Aquile Azzurre's Anfilogino Giorgio seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Anfilogino Giorgio the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Aquile Azzurre protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Anfilogino Giorgio had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 35 minutes into the game, one of FC Aquile Azzurre:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. FC Aquile Azzurre:s Ferruccio Costanzo showed great skill when he stopped Martin Do:s penalty. 37 minutes into the match, Martin Do had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ferruccio Costanzo. FC Aquile Azzurre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Do was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Rinde in the 40th minute of play forced FC Aquile Azzurre's goalkeeper Ferruccio Costanzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils-Johan Nyhagen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edoardo Proia in the 45th minute of play. Ferruccio Costanzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Do, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martin Do made a kick off. When Comunardo De Francesco fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Aquile Azzurre's protests and gave Comunardo De Francesco a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd minute, one of FC Aquile Azzurre: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 FC Aquile Azzurre. In the 71st match minute, FC Aquile Azzurre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Comunardo De Francesco to maneuver through the defense. Λstral Villains FC's Ragnar Hammer was substituted for Martin Do. A collision led to FC Aquile Azzurre getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Comunardo De Francesco hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ragnar Hammer in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ferruccio Costanzo saved FC Aquile Azzurre from getting behind. After having played for 78 minutes, Franco Catena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Aquile Azzurre's supporters crossed their fingers, but Franco Catena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Jack Rinde came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Λstral Villains FC 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 Jack Rinde couldn't finish the play. FC Aquile Azzurre's Ferruccio Costanzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Rinde in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th match minute, FC Aquile Azzurre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Scarinci to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute Jack Rinde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferruccio Costanzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 94 played minutes Λstral Villains FC got a freekick which was hit by Christer Berg.

When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Λstral Villains FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.