Prized/Friendly Cup

Stadio Mirko Fersini
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Domenico Corsi kicked off to start the match. Valdieri's Emanuele Ranieri got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emiliano Cara was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fabrizio Rosa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. Valdieri's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Augusto Pardini 8 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fulvio Bozzelli during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th match minute, Valdieri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulvio Bozzelli to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Emiliano Cara managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when Seggiano's Domenico Corsi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience was convinced that Augusto Pardini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emiliano Cara was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Domenico Corsi took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emiliano Cara. Emiliano Cara dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. 23 minutes into the game, Seggiano's Fabrizio Rosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emiliano Cara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 33rd minute, Fabrizio Rosa made a precise shot to the right of Emiliano Cara. Valdieri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. 37 minutes into the match, Fabrizio Rosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emiliano Cara. Valdieri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabrizio Rosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. 10-0 became the score in the 41st minute when Domenico Corsi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Augusto Pardini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Emiliano Cara was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Dave Savini capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dave Savini really showed his touch with that goal: 11-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 11-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emanuele Ranieri was the one to do the kick off. Emiliano Cara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Pardini in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Fabrizio Rosa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emiliano Cara was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. The audience was convinced that Augusto Pardini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emiliano Cara was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Emiliano Cara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franco Fava, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 69th minute, Domenico Corsi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Seggiano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 14-0. Emiliano Cara came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Seggiano's Fabrizio Rosa. But to his dismay, Fabrizio Rosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 15-0. In the 78thth minute of the game Domenico Corsi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valdieri's Emiliano Cara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Valdieri defense, Augusto Pardini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emiliano Cara. The Valdieri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emiliano Cara should have stopped the shot. Emiliano Cara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Pardini, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Fabrizio Rosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emiliano Cara. Valdieri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabrizio Rosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 18-0. Emiliano Cara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Domenico Corsi's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Valdieri's goal looked a bit too open when Domenico Corsi came free, but Emiliano Cara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Cara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabrizio Rosa in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 97th minute, Augusto Pardini made a precise shot to the right of Emiliano Cara. Valdieri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 19-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Seggiano fully deserved thier win.