Prized/Friendly Cup

Menduni Michelangelo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pietruzzu Rizzi made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to JK Shefid getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Gabriel Lõugas hit a great ball. Pietruzzu Rizzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Erik Väärtnõu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jun Osborne, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. When Kiur Veetamm fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JK Shefid's protests and gave Kiur Veetamm a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to JK Shefid getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Kiur Veetamm hit a great ball. If Jun Osborne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, JK Shefid's Erik Väärtnõu got control of the ball when Jun Osborne tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erik Väärtnõu was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Jun Osborne capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jun Osborne really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 25th minute, PICCOLE PESTI's Jun Osborne ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Erik Väärtnõu. Erik Väärtnõu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Jun Osborne took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erik Väärtnõu. Erik Väärtnõu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. In the 32nd minute, Jun Osborne made a precise shot to the right of Erik Väärtnõu. JK Shefid's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. If Jun Osborne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 35th minute Jun Osborne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Väärtnõu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pietruzzu Rizzi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 37thth minute tested the skills of Erik Väärtnõu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A hard shot 37 in the game by Pietruzzu Rizzi from a close distance when the talented Erik Väärtnõu managed to make a qualified save. JK Shefid's players were relieved. Erik Väärtnõu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jun Osborne in the 38th minute of the match. In the 39thth minute of the game Jun Osborne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JK Shefid's Erik Väärtnõu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Jun Osborne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erik Väärtnõu was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Pietruzzu Rizzi took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erik Väärtnõu. Erik Väärtnõu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Jun Osborne might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erik Väärtnõu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jun Osborne ran back to his position shaking his head. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kiur Veetamm to make the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, PICCOLE PESTI's Chu Le Ao made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erik Väärtnõu was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 56 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Jun Osborne sped through JK Shefid's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Erik Väärtnõu. PICCOLE PESTI's Emilio Ferrante was substituted for Jun Osborne. Emilio Ferrante blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Erik Väärtnõu having to make a save. In the 64th minute Emilio Ferrante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Väärtnõu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. PICCOLE PESTI made a substitution. Tom Jakobsson replaced Don Frye. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bianco Spinelli in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erik Väärtnõu saved JK Shefid from getting behind. Fabrizio Manzi made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Georg Olt sent off a good shot on target. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind JK Shefid's goalkeeper Erik Väärtnõu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Erik Väärtnõu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Ferrante, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 95th minute, Emilio Ferrante left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PICCOLE PESTI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0.