Official Cup

San Sfarost 23°
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Beppe Pasqualone took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Januário Domingos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Conrad Wy was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. After 7 played minutes AD Pontassolense got a freekick which was hit by Paul Mussett. With a little luck, AD Pontassolense's Marco Bessa got control of the ball when Arturo Bani tried to sneak it across the goal line. Beppe Pasqualone might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Bessa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Beppe Pasqualone ran back to his position shaking his head. Giuseppe Catarinense took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Conrad Wy. Conrad Wy 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. 26 minutes into the match, Januário Domingos notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Spadarolo's Conrad Wy. Conrad Wy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 29th minute, Giuseppe Catarinense made a precise shot to the right of Conrad Wy. Spadarolo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 33 minutes into the match, AD Pontassolense's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Fontana came free, but Marco Bessa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Spadarolo's Téo Soares got a free kick in the 36th minute. Giuseppe Catarinense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Conrad Wy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Spadarolo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AD Pontassolense were winning 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Januário Domingos to make the kick off. AD Pontassolense's Marco Bessa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Bani in the 50th minute of play. After 52 played minutes AD Pontassolense got a freekick which was hit by Giuseppe Catarinense. In the 54th minute Giuseppe Catarinense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conrad Wy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Januário Domingos took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Conrad Wy. Conrad Wy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Giuseppe Catarinense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. AD Pontassolense's Marco Bessa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beppe Pasqualone in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute, one of Spadarolo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Spadarolo. In the 66th minute there was a penalty for AD Pontassolense. Januário Domingos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Conrad Wy. 1-6. 68 minutes into the game, Januário Domingos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-7. Conrad Wy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 72 minutes, Arturo Bani made it 2-7 with a short kick to the right side. AD Pontassolense's Marco Bessa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Giuseppe Catarinense received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Conrad Wy came out and tried to block the shot, but Giuseppe Catarinense slotted it home off the left post making it 2-8 in the 76th minute. After 79 played minutes AD Pontassolense got a freekick which was hit by Albino Caetano. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Arturo Bani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spadarolo's supporters rose to their feet, but Arturo Bani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Bessa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Bessa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Bani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When AD Pontassolense's Giuseppe Catarinense in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Spadarolo's goalie prevented a goal. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind AD Pontassolense's goalkeeper Marco Bessa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 91 minutes AD Pontassolense's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gerald Madison who took care of the corner kick. In the 95th match minute, AD Pontassolense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albino Caetano to maneuver through the defense. If Giuseppe Catarinense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.