Prized/Friendly Cup

Fara Park
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonas Rik took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Eugenio Caligaris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haroldo Nafarroa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Vampiros Aztecas getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Braulio Txerran hit a great ball. In the 21st minute of the match Ildefonso Ponce sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dave Valeriani skillfully saved the ball. Vampiros Aztecas's Ruben Garin got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Haroldo Nafarroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domenico Evani in the 31st minute of play. After having played for 36 minutes, Fulvio Di Clemente managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Farafulla FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fulvio Di Clemente was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ruben Garin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dave Valeriani having to interfere. Haroldo Nafarroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenio Caligaris in the 42nd minute of play. Ruben Garin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fulvio Di Clemente made a kick off. Haroldo Nafarroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulvio Di Clemente in the 59th minute of play. After 60 minutes of play, Farafulla FC's Eugenio Caligaris made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Haroldo Nafarroa was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Farafulla FC's Dave Valeriani got control of the ball when Jonas Rik tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anthony Malatesta's late challenge caught a Vampiros Aztecas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anthony Malatesta helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th match minute, Farafulla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthony Malatesta to maneuver through the defense. In the 71stth minute of the game Jonas Rik who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Farafulla FC's Dave Valeriani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Vampiros Aztecas getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Jonas Rik hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenico Evani in the 75th minute of play forced Vampiros Aztecas's goalkeeper Haroldo Nafarroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Vampiros Aztecas's Ildefonso Ponce got a free kick in the 83rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mario Peli during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mario Peli hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonas Rik got free with Dave Valeriani in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonas Rik recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.