Official Cup

Stadio Di Marco
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hugh Kennedy started the match with the kick off. Isidro Oliviero took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gürhan Yücel. Gürhan Yücel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After having played for 6 minutes, Isidro Oliviero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barbudos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isidro Oliviero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Isidro Oliviero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gürhan Yücel was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. In the 15th minute, Isidro Oliviero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barbudos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 17th minute, Joshua Appleton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joshua Appleton got a throw-in 19 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Samuel Linkletter. 29 minutes into the match, Barbudos FC's Isidro Oliviero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gürhan Yücel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC Chievo Verona's goalkeeper Gürhan Yücel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Isidro Oliviero ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gürhan Yücel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. In the 35th minute, Isidro Oliviero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barbudos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Dionisio Chorche might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gürhan Yücel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dionisio Chorche ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to AFC Chievo Verona getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Mark Slade hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Isidro Oliviero to strike the kick off in the second half. Isidro Oliviero took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gürhan Yücel. Gürhan Yücel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. In the 57th minute Isidro Oliviero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gürhan Yücel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Omar Abadia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugh Kennedy, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Dionisio Chorche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Barbudos FC's Gareth Bala was substituted for Dionisio Chorche. If Isidro Oliviero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of AFC Chievo Verona:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Barbudos FC:s goal. Gürhan Yücel had in the 74thth minute some difficulties stopping Gareth Bala's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC Chievo Verona's goalkeeper Gürhan Yücel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in AFC Chievo Verona's zone, Isidro Oliviero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gürhan Yücel came out of the goal and Isidro Oliviero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joshua Appleton during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AFC Chievo Verona getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Joshua Appleton hit a great ball. Gürhan Yücel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Beccari in the 90th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franco Beccari in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gürhan Yücel saved AFC Chievo Verona from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Barbudos FC's Franco Beccari slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gürhan Yücel. That made the score 0-8 after 95 minutes of play. Franco Beccari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match was over Barbudos FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AFC Chievo Verona throughout the match.