Prized/Friendly Cup

Fara Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Romulo Bernebe took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dave Valeriani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jani Como, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustavo Bernebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Talamo in the 8th minute of play. After 9 played minutes Amboy FC got a freekick which was hit by Jani La Marca. In the 12thth minute of the game Jani Como 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. The audience was convinced that Jani Como's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dave Valeriani was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Saul Urbes kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, Braulio Saturnin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Amboy FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Farafulla FC the free kick. A collision led to Amboy FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Braulio Saturnin hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the match, Farafulla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jani Como came free, but Dave Valeriani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romulo Bernebe scored 0-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dave Valeriani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gustavo Bernebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amedeo Ruggeri in the 33rd minute of the match. Bernardo Reali charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernardo Reali the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Amboy FC booed when Farafulla FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Reali didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Jani Como 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.

Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Dave Valeriani successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jani Como could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Dave Valeriani made a huge save. When Jani Como came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Amboy FC 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 Jani Como couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Romulo Bernebe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dave Valeriani was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Dave Valeriani came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Amboy FC's Jani Como. But to his dismay, Jani Como quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 74 minutes into the game, Arrigo Caroli threw the ball into play from the sideline. Amboy FC's Jani La Marca quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A sloppy throw-in by Arrigo Caroli in the 76th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Amboy FC's Jacobo Senio. Elia Fantasia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 89 played minutes Amboy FC got a freekick which was hit by Benito Eutor. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Jani Como managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amboy FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jani Como was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dave Valeriani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Farafulla FC's Dave Valeriani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jani Como in the 93rd minute of play.