Official Cup

San Nicolò Arena
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Davide Bertolini made the kick off and thus started the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ettore Santo in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franco Catucci prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 15 minutes San Nicolò Kings's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Andrea Mariani who took care of the corner kick. Maritek FC's Andrea Mariani was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Franco Catucci in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Maritek FC's Ettore Santo in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Nicolò Kings's goalie prevented a goal. 18 minutes into the game, Maritek FC's Ettore Santo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Franco Catucci made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Maritek FC's Peli Neri got a free kick in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Santo in the 22nd minute of play forced San Nicolò Kings's goalkeeper Franco Catucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26thth minute of the game Ettore Santo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Nicolò Kings's Franco Catucci was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Bertolini in the 28th minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hélio O'Connell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ernesto Tagliente in the 31st minute. Franco Catucci came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Maritek FC's Ferruccio Zarillo. But to his dismay, Ferruccio Zarillo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. San Nicolò Kings's Franco Catucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ettore Santo in the 38th minute of play. Peli Neri made in the 39th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Andrea Mariani immediately put the ball in play. 43 minutes into the match, San Nicolò Kings's goal looked a bit too open when Ferruccio Zarillo came free, but Franco Catucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. San Nicolò Kings's Franco Catucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ettore Santo in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 58th minute Nedo Nadi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélio O'Connell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Andrea Mariani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nildo Sena recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A nice corner shot did that Andrea Mariani got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Franco Catucci quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ettore Santo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Franco Catucci made a huge save. With a little luck, San Nicolò Kings's Franco Catucci got control of the ball when Ettore Santo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maritek FC made a substitution. Tomás Moita replaced Ferruccio Zarillo. Peli Neri made in the 82nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ettore Santo however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Moita in the 83rd minute of play forced San Nicolò Kings's goalkeeper Franco Catucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eli Mariani charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eli Mariani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ettore Santo got free with Franco Catucci in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ettore Santo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Franco Catucci made a huge save. Maritek FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.