Prized/Friendly Cup

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arturo Cirelli took the kick off in the first half of the match. Franco Albanesi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivo Vošický in the 4th minute of the match. When Ivo Vošický came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the FC Kopeto 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 Ivo Vošický couldn't finish the play. Sao Brasola's Franco Albanesi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivo Vošický in the 7th minute of play. Franco Albanesi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo Vošický in the 10th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Zdeněk Skalník made a precise shot to the right of Franco Albanesi. Sao Brasola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Sao Brasola's Attilio Granata got a free kick in the 18th minute. After 21 played minutes Sao Brasola got a freekick which was hit by Federico Aceto. Ivo Vošický struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Franco Albanesi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kopeto. The supporters of Sao Brasola booed when FC Kopeto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hanuš Holan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arturo Cirelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Nikita Kráčmar made a huge save. Nikita Kráčmar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Attilio Granata in the 31st minute. 31 minutes into the game, Ennio Croce was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sao Brasola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Kopeto the free kick. The supporters of FC Kopeto booed when Sao Brasola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ennio Croce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Franco Albanesi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivo Vošický went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. František Žiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Franco Albanesi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Franco Albanesi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Franco Albanesi came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Kopeto's Ivo Vošický. But to his dismay, Ivo Vošický quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. If Zdeněk Skalník had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Camillo Brunetta hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. FC Kopeto made a substitution. Václav Plášil replaced František Žiga. Zdeněk Skalník fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Albanesi having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivo Vošický stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Sao Brasola got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Stefano. In the 57thth minute of the game Ivo Vošický who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sao Brasola's Franco Albanesi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FC Kopeto's Tomáš Berousek got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Miroslav Halas hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After 73 played minutes Sao Brasola got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Stefano. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zdeněk Skalník got free with Franco Albanesi in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Franco Albanesi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomáš Berousek's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Tomáš Berousek who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Franco Albanesi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Václav Plášil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zdeněk Skalník's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Franco Albanesi firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to FC Kopeto getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ivo Vošický hit a great ball. Václav Plášil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Albanesi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zdeněk Zemánek in the 87th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Franco Albanesi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ivo Vošický had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Franco Albanesi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Franco Albanesi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ivo Vošický's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Zdeněk Skalník had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franco Albanesi. Sao Brasola's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zdeněk Skalník was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. In the 97th match minute, FC Kopeto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miroslav Halas to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded FC Kopeto left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sao Brasola.