Prized/Friendly Cup

CLC Winter
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bernardo Reali made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Anfilogino Benvenuto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Farafulla FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Fausto Africano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Reali, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After 8th play minutes Alessandro Mazzetti shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Fausto Africano and just under the crossbar into goal. Fausto Africano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernardo Reali's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. In the 12th match minute, CLC Winter was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Vianello to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute, Cristoforo Balboni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 19th play minutes Anfilogino Benvenuto shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Fausto Africano and just under the crossbar into goal. 24 minutes into the match, CLC Winter's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Reali came free, but Fausto Africano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristoforo Balboni hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Fausto Africano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amedeo Ruggeri, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Fausto Africano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Reali in the 30th minute of play. Fausto Africano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anfilogino Benvenuto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cosimo Del Giudice's late challenge caught a CLC Winter's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cosimo Del Giudice helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Farafulla FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Cosimo Del Giudice hit a great ball. Farafulla FC's Dave Valeriani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristoforo Balboni in the 36th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Farafulla FC's Anfilogino Benvenuto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fausto Africano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Fausto Africano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anfilogino Benvenuto in the 44th minute of the match. After having played for 46 minutes, Anfilogino Benvenuto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Farafulla FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anfilogino Benvenuto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cristoforo Balboni was the one to do the kick off. Dave Valeriani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristoforo Balboni in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Amedeo Ruggeri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armin Mazza in the 58th minute of play forced Farafulla FC's goalkeeper Dave Valeriani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Reali's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fausto Africano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Bernardo Reali who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Fausto Africano when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 65th minute, Concetto Ferraris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. CLC Winter's Fausto Africano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save CLC Winter from getting a goal against them. The supporters of CLC Winter booed when Farafulla FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessandro Mazzetti didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind CLC Winter's goalkeeper Fausto Africano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dave Valeriani came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by CLC Winter's Cristoforo Balboni. But to his dismay, Cristoforo Balboni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Farafulla FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.