Official Cup

Dino Manuzzi
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Felice Tacco started the match with the kick off. Marcelino Lacalle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ettore Santo in the 3rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bento Aleixo in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hélio O'Connell saved Maritek FC from getting behind. Filiph Låsberg hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Hélio O'Connell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantijn Airpoel in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bento Aleixo in the 17th minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hélio O'Connell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cafer Korcan in the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cafer Korcan in the 20th minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Gençlerbirliği's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Santo came free, but Marcelino Lacalle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muharrem Sebih in the 24th minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Constantijn Airpoel in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hélio O'Connell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 33rd minute Ferruccio Zarillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelino Lacalle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Maritek FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stanislaw Rekowski was slow to take the kick. During this time Gençlerbirliği's players had a chance to rest. Gençlerbirliği's Marcelino Lacalle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ettore Santo in the 41st minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Muharrem Sebih made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Muharrem Sebih got free with Hélio O'Connell in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bento Aleixo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Hélio O'Connell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gençlerbirliği's goalkeeper Marcelino Lacalle, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hélio O'Connell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Muharrem Sebih in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute, Felice Tacco made a precise shot to the right of Marcelino Lacalle. Gençlerbirliği's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Maritek FC's Hélio O'Connell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muharrem Sebih in the 70th minute of play. Marcelino Lacalle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferruccio Zarillo in the 74th minute of the match. Hélio O'Connell made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Bento Aleixo sent off a good shot on target. The nice shot from Bento Aleixo in the 79thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Hélio O'Connell had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. The supporters of Maritek FC booed when Gençlerbirliği was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filiph Låsberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maritek FC's Tomás Moita was substituted for Ferruccio Zarillo. Maritek FC's Federico Ondino was substituted for Felice Tacco. The supporters of Maritek FC booed when Gençlerbirliği was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filiph Låsberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomás Moita charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomás Moita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 91 minutes into the match, Gençlerbirliği's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Ondino came free, but Marcelino Lacalle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelino Lacalle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Santo in the 92nd minute of the match. Marcelino Lacalle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Moita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.