Official Cup

Pier Luigi Penzo
Spectators: 436 (Terracing: 328, Seating: 100, VIP seats: 8) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diego Frasquito started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Angel Guillelmus reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alto Moco. The goal made the score 1-0. Esteve Urtungo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Roberto Abbondanzieri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alto Moco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Guillelmus in the 10th minute of the match. When Xove Pintor came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the COMCHOPP 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 Xove Pintor couldn't finish the play. After 14 minutes of play, COMCHOPP's Marcelinho Hermes made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Abbondanzieri was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Xove Pintor in the 18th minute of play forced Venezia FC's goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelinho Hermes in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roberto Abbondanzieri saved Venezia FC from getting behind. Maximo Perfecto's late challenge caught a COMCHOPP's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maximo Perfecto helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th match minute, Venezia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximo Perfecto to maneuver through the defense. Venezia FC's Roberto Abbondanzieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteve Urtungo in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute of the game Pastor Soter made a throw-in which Thibau Van Mellaert played forward. After 33 played minutes Venezia FC got a freekick which was hit by Angel Guillelmus. After 34 played minutes, COMCHOPP's Esteve Urtungo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in COMCHOPP reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Frasquito in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alto Moco saved COMCHOPP from getting behind. Venezia FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thibau Van Mellaert in the 39th minute. Venezia FC's Roberto Abbondanzieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Lopez in the 40th minute of play. Roberto Abbondanzieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelinho Hermes in the 42nd minute of the match. Alto Moco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angel Guillelmus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, COMCHOPP's Alto Moco got control of the ball when Thibau Van Mellaert tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcelinho Hermes made a kick off. If Esteve Urtungo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Marcelinho Hermes managed to get in a good position for a shot. COMCHOPP's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelinho Hermes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roberto Abbondanzieri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alto Moco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Frasquito in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelinho Hermes in the 61st minute of play forced Venezia FC's goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Angel Quinito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roberto Abbondanzieri was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Esteve Urtungo. Alto Moco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thibau Van Mellaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alto Moco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angel Guillelmus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, COMCHOPP's goal looked a bit too open when Desiderio Salvadore came free, but Alto Moco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alto Moco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Frasquito in the 86th minute of play. Venezia FC's Roberto Abbondanzieri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Venezia FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelinho Hermes in the 88th minute of play forced Venezia FC's goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Narciso Lopez during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alto Moco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Guillelmus in the 93rd minute of play. Dilaver Tokuzer hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Neither team could find the winning goal during normal time. The second half finished 1-1. Extra-time would have to be played.

With new strength the players walked out on the field for the first half of overtime. Diego Frasquito in Venezia FC was the one to initiate the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Lopez in the 107th minute of play forced Venezia FC's goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 110 minutes into the game, COMCHOPP's Marcelinho Hermes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roberto Abbondanzieri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched COMCHOPP eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.