Official Cup

Parco della Pace
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leopoldo Jacinto started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind CSKA-LULIN's goalkeeper Vitomir Starokin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 4 minutes of play, SPALLETTE RETURNS's Vygandas Jančiauskas made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vitomir Starokin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marco Silvestri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severo Danel in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute CSKA-LULIN were awarded a corner. Niklas Örnberg went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 18th minute Niklas Örnberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Silvestri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Silvestri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Badaz Tacco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When CSKA-LULIN's Severo Danel in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SPALLETTE RETURNS's goalie prevented a goal. With an all-out effort, SPALLETTE RETURNS's Vitomir Starokin threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vygandas Jančiauskas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Badaz Tacco in the 28th minute of play forced SPALLETTE RETURNS's goalkeeper Marco Silvestri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Silvestri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Badaz Tacco in the 33rd minute of play. SPALLETTE RETURNS's Marco Silvestri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niklas Örnberg in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Örnberg in the 40th minute of play forced SPALLETTE RETURNS's goalkeeper Marco Silvestri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st match minute, CSKA-LULIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ištvan Ceaușescu to maneuver through the defense. Davide Guerrini hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, SPALLETTE RETURNS's Davide Guerrini got a free kick in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vygandas Jančiauskas made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, CSKA-LULIN's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Bevilacqua came free, but Vitomir Starokin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54thth minute of the game Leopoldo Jacinto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SPALLETTE RETURNS's Marco Silvestri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Leopoldo Jacinto sped through SPALLETTE RETURNS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Silvestri. Leopoldo Jacinto took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Silvestri. Marco Silvestri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Vitomir Starokin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amedeo Palmieri in the 67th minute of play. Marco Silvestri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severo Danel in the 68th minute. Severo Danel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Marco Silvestri made a huge save. Marco Silvestri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Badaz Tacco in the 72nd minute of play. In the 77th minute, Severo Danel 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. SPALLETTE RETURNS's Felice Dominici was substituted for Achille Tullio. SPALLETTE RETURNS's Alessio Milanese was substituted for Fortunato Santone. Mito Kulov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 82ndth minute, Marco Silvestri skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 84th minute of the match CSKA-LULIN got a corner. SPALLETTE RETURNS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Niklas Örnberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ištvan Ceaușescu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Silvestri quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to CSKA-LULIN getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Badaz Tacco hit a great ball. CSKA-LULIN's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.