Official Cup

EDE CT
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paulão Freire took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gerd Pollmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Jazz in the 4th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco Jazz in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gerd Pollmann prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jazz's Andrea Bolognesi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulão Freire in the 8th minute of play. Gerd Pollmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Jazz in the 10th minute of the match. After 12 minutes Militros F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joshua Hart who took care of the corner kick. Jazz's Vittorio Mazzoni was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gerd Pollmann in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Marco Jazz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerd Pollmann was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Jazz in the 22nd minute of play forced Militros F.C.'s goalkeeper Gerd Pollmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Marco Jazz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gerd Pollmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Jazz in the 24th minute of the match. Cosimo Tagliente kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the game, Jazz's Marco Jazz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gerd Pollmann made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Marco Jazz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerd Pollmann was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Ronaldão Silva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Vittorio Mazzoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Militros F.C. defense, Marco Jazz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gerd Pollmann. The Militros F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gerd Pollmann should have stopped the shot. The Militros F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Jazz were winning 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marco Jazz made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marco Jazz in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gerd Pollmann saved Militros F.C. from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Militros F.C.'s Sandrinho Cunha got a free kick in the 52nd minute. With a little luck, Militros F.C.'s Gerd Pollmann got control of the ball when Marco Jazz tried to sneak it across the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Militros F.C.'s goalie and right to Vittorio Mazzoni. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Militros F.C.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Marco Jazz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Gerd Pollmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jazz's Nae Preda was substituted for Vittorio Mazzoni. Jazz's Aldo Pani was substituted for Mai Yang Yan. Nae Preda's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gerd Pollmann firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Militros F.C. getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Ronaldão Silva hit a great ball. In the 65thth minute of the game Marco Jazz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Militros F.C.'s Gerd Pollmann was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 71st match minute, Jazz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Cino to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute of the match Sandrinho Cunha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andrea Bolognesi skillfully saved the ball. With a little luck, Militros F.C.'s Gerd Pollmann got control of the ball when Nae Preda tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th minute Marco Jazz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerd Pollmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gerd Pollmann was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Carmine Bellisario showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 82 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Marco Jazz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerd Pollmann was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Andrea Bolognesi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldão Silva in the 87th minute of play. Nae Preda came free with the goalkeeper in the 88th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Gerd Pollmann could save by the left post. Aldo Pani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Gerd Pollmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Jazz left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Militros F.C..