Prized/Friendly Cup

Mestre Telê Santana
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ennio De Nardis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4thth minute of the game Ennio De Nardis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arsenal MGK's Rui Souto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arsenal MGK's Rui Souto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enzo Alfonsi in the 12th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ennio De Nardis in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rui Souto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rui Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Alfonsi, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Maurinho Aparecido hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Dennis Urbani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgílio dos Santos in the 20th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the game, Doni Meirelles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arsenal MGK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave XMAS the free kick. After a rather tough play, Arsenal MGK's Doni Meirelles got a free kick in the 24th minute. Maurício Freitas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dennis Urbani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Maurício Freitas in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dennis Urbani, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some careless play in the Arsenal MGK defense, Enzo Alfonsi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rui Souto. The Arsenal MGK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rui Souto should have stopped the shot. In the 34th minute, Anfilogino Di Nino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. XMAS's Dennis Urbani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save XMAS from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Alfonsi in the 45th minute of play forced Arsenal MGK's goalkeeper Rui Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Virgílio dos Santos took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Dennis Urbani to make any attempt to save it. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Dennis Urbani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurício Freitas in the 54th minute of play. Ennio De Nardis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Souto having to interfere. 59 minutes into the game, Eugenio Casiraghi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. XMAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arsenal MGK the free kick. In the 59th match minute, XMAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugenio Casiraghi to maneuver through the defense. Virgílio dos Santos struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Dennis Urbani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arsenal MGK. Fabrizio Eboli kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrizio Eboli in the 69th minute of play forced Arsenal MGK's goalkeeper Rui Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 71 minutes Arsenal MGK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alessandro Vettori who took care of the corner kick. XMAS's Anfilogino Di Nino was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rui Souto in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Enzo Alfonsi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rui Souto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. After 77 minutes, Ennio De Nardis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the XMAS and the Arsenal MGK players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to XMAS getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Ennio De Nardis hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute Enzo Alfonsi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Souto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rui Souto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ennio De Nardis in the 85th minute. Rui Souto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ennio De Nardis's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. When Maurinho Aparecido came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Arsenal MGK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Maurinho Aparecido couldn't finish the play. Maurício Freitas took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dennis Urbani. Dennis Urbani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Rui Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Pallotta, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Arsenal MGK had won after a very even match.