Official Cup

Arturo Valerio
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Davide Melfi got the match started through his kick off. Neron Veterini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dave Padula made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neron Veterini in the 3rd minute of play. A collision led to As Melfi 1929 getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Ferdinando Prato hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Neron Veterini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dave Padula. As Melfi 1929's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Neron Veterini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to As Melfi 1929 getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Biagio Di Muzio hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Neron Veterini in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dave Padula saved As Melfi 1929 from getting behind. After having played for 11 minutes, Julio Gomez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. WINNING ELEVEN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julio Gomez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to As Melfi 1929 getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Ferdinando Prato hit a great ball. Neron Veterini took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dave Padula. Dave Padula dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 21st minute of the match Amerigo Marcon shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jake Leonard showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 23 played minutes As Melfi 1929 got a freekick which was hit by Davide Melfi. In the 24th minute, Neron Veterini 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. Dave Padula didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-4 in the ordered_time% minute. If Neron Veterini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ladislao Ermengol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dave Padula having to interfere. As Melfi 1929's Dave Padula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neron Veterini in the 43rd minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Neron Veterini to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dave Padula. That made the score 0-6 after 52 minutes of play. In the 56th match minute, As Melfi 1929 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Di Muzio to maneuver through the defense. Neron Veterini in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dave Padula, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 58 minutes into the game, Neron Veterini lined in a short shot 0-7 behind a frustrated Dave Padula. WINNING ELEVEN's Şentürk Orgun was substituted for Leonel Cordaro. Ferdinando Prato made in the 67th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Emiliano Cinalli however managed to control. 70 minutes into the game, Neron Veterini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Dave Padula was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Dave Padula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neron Veterini in the 77th minute of the match. The supporters of WINNING ELEVEN booed when As Melfi 1929 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Biagio Di Muzio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Neron Veterini might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dave Padula. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Neron Veterini ran back to his position shaking his head. Neron Veterini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neron Veterini succeeded in the game's 85th minute to get real power on a long shot . As Melfi 1929's Dave Padula hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 0-10! WINNING ELEVEN's Vilhelm Gustafsson got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, Neron Veterini notched a goal, 0-11, to the right of As Melfi 1929's Dave Padula. Dave Padula was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.