Official Cup

Merceron Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dinei Fernandez took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, FC Kurdistan's Iwan Kasiewski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniele Bucciarelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniele Bucciarelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Sundström in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Antonello Falone 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. FC Kurdistan were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Merceron United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yin Yun Fan took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Iwan Kasiewski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Daniele Bucciarelli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 15 minutes, Ubaldo Ritchie made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Merceron United's Daniele Bucciarelli tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 21st play minutes Iwan Kasiewski shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Daniele Bucciarelli and just under the crossbar into goal. If Lars Sundström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 30th minute Lars Sundström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniele Bucciarelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lars Sundström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniele Bucciarelli was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. FC Kurdistan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yin Yun Fan in the 33rd minute. After taking down the ball on FC Kurdistan's corner Yin Yun Fan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Daniele Bucciarelli quite easily take care of the ball. Daniele Bucciarelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Sundström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Merceron United's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Sundström came free, but Daniele Bucciarelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Antonello Falone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniele Bucciarelli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lars Sundström went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

FC Kurdistan's Carlos-Alberto Bayona managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dave Giacomozzi in the 51 minute of the game. After 53 minutes of play, FC Kurdistan's Iwan Kasiewski made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniele Bucciarelli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Daniele Bucciarelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Sundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Alaaddin Solskjær made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edoardo Pascucci in the 63rd minute of play. Dinei Fernandez struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Alaaddin Solskjær didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Merceron United. FC Kurdistan's Elliot Nordgren was substituted for Lars Sundström. FC Kurdistan made a substitution. Nils Hopp replaced Iwan Kasiewski. Elliot Nordgren succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-7 in the 73rd playminute. In the 76th minute Nils Hopp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniele Bucciarelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elliot Nordgrens short, quick shot in the 80thth minute got Daniele Bucciarelli to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Pascucci in the 82nd minute of play forced FC Kurdistan's goalkeeper Alaaddin Solskjær to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniele Bucciarelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elliot Nordgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, Merceron United's Dave Giacomozzi got a free kick in the 88th minute. Elliot Nordgren blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daniele Bucciarelli having to make a save. In the 92nd minute Elliot Nordgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniele Bucciarelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniele Bucciarelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elliot Nordgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. FC Kurdistan's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.