Official Cup

Stadio Collegno
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Oliver Giroud made the kick off which started today's match. Xu Zheng Zhou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marco Jazz went, in the 2nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marco Jazz in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xu Zheng Zhou saved COLLEGNO F.C. from getting behind. Marco Jazz might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xu Zheng Zhou. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marco Jazz ran back to his position shaking his head. Jazz's Marco Jazz got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 13 minutes, Marco Jazz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jazz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Jazz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xu Zheng Zhou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marco Jazz's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Jazz's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joshua Hart in the 16th minute. Joshua Hart made a great header on Jazz's corner, it was just that COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou managed to reach the ball for a save. After having played for 17 minutes, Antonio Catena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jazz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antonio Catena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xu Zheng Zhou came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Jazz's Marco Jazz. But to his dismay, Marco Jazz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Vittorio Mazzoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Xu Zheng Zhou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Jazz in the 32nd minute of play. Vittorio Mazzoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Xu Zheng Zhou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the COLLEGNO F.C. defense, Marco Jazz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xu Zheng Zhou. The COLLEGNO F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xu Zheng Zhou should have stopped the shot. 46 minutes into the match, Marco Jazz notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou. Xu Zheng Zhou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half Jazz were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marco Jazz to make the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Kajetan Gdaniec in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Jazz's Pitin Gonca. If Vittorio Mazzoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Marco Jazz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Xu Zheng Zhou. The goal made the score 0-5. Jazz made a substitution. Aldo Pani replaced Mai Yang Yan. Jazz's Nae Preda was substituted for Vittorio Mazzoni. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Marco Jazz put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Xu Zheng Zhou. After a defensive mix-up in COLLEGNO F.C.'s zone, Nae Preda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xu Zheng Zhou came out of the goal and Nae Preda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marco Jazz in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xu Zheng Zhou saved COLLEGNO F.C. from getting behind. When Jazz's Marco Jazz in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Oliver Giroud kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Marco Jazz might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xu Zheng Zhou. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marco Jazz ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 82nd minute, Flavio Lucchetti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xu Zheng Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joshua Hart, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 86thth minute of the game Marco Jazz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Jazz's Marco Jazz in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Jazz's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.