Official Cup

The Battlefield
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Milan Pavlovský took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Stockholm Generals getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Leo Göransson hit a great ball. After 5 played minutes Sorci Viola got a freekick which was hit by Emilio Ricciuti. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milan Pavlovský in the 6th minute of play forced Sorci Viola's goalkeeper Armando Bonelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torsten Björnsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesare Loreto in the 11th minute of the match. Armando Bonelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milan Pavlovský in the 14th minute of play. After 17 minutes of play, Stockholm Generals's Alexis Sánchez made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armando Bonelli was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 26th minute, Edoardo Meo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Torsten Björnsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Thanks to some nice moves Alexis Sánchez could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which Armando Bonelli however easily saved by the left post. Stockholm Generals's Torsten Björnsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesare Loreto in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute Sorci Viola were awarded a corner. Emilio Ricciuti went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 45th minute, Kurt Holmberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Stockholm Generals booed when Sorci Viola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anfilogino Arpaia didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Edoardo Meo charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edoardo Meo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edoardo Meo hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Armando Bonelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milan Pavlovský in the 57th minute of play. Cesare Loreto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Torsten Björnsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the game, Milan Pavlovský cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Armando Bonelli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Armando Bonelli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Milan Pavlovský's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After having played for 75 minutes, Flavio Scatena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sorci Viola's supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavio Scatena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flavio Scatena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexis Sánchez in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armando Bonelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Milan Pavlovský in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Bonelli saved Sorci Viola from getting behind. Armando Bonelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Sánchez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Stockholm Generals booed when Sorci Viola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesare Loreto didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 92 played minutes Sorci Viola got a freekick which was hit by Cesare Loreto.