Official Cup

San Giorgio
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Attilio Pani kicked off to start the match. Lilywhites's Ercole Faiella proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Lilywhites from getting a goal against them. After 8 minutes Lilywhites's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alfonso Aquilino who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, Lilywhites's Florian Musso got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute, forsal FC's Emiliano Lucchetta dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Lucchetta in the 13th minute of play forced Lilywhites's goalkeeper Ercole Faiella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lilywhites's Ercole Faiella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Aquilino in the 14th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edmondo Carciofo during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 14 played minutes Lilywhites got a freekick which was hit by Edmondo Carciofo. After 15 minutes of play, forsal FC's Attilio Pani made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ercole Faiella was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ercole Faiella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Attilio Bordon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Lilywhites's goalkeeper Ercole Faiella had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emiliano Lucchetta. Ercole Faiella made an important save on a dangerous shot by Attilio Bordon in the 22nd minute. In the 26th minute Emiliano Lucchetta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Faiella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ercole Faiella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attilio Pani in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, Antonello Di Muzio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lilywhites's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave forsal FC the free kick. After 30 played minutes Lilywhites got a freekick which was hit by Antonello Di Muzio. Thanks to some nice moves Attilio Pani could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Ercole Faiella however easily saved by the left post. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lilywhites's goalkeeper Ercole Faiella, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emiliano Lucchetta in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ercole Faiella prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Attilio Bordon sped through Lilywhites's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ercole Faiella. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Lucchetta in the 41st minute of play forced Lilywhites's goalkeeper Ercole Faiella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Attilio Pani who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 43rdth minute tested the skills of Ercole Faiella when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 44th minute Emiliano Lucchetta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Faiella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Attilio Bordon came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the forsal FC 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 Attilio Bordon couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

In the 51st minute Attilio Pani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Faiella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ercole Faiella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Attilio Bordon in the 53rd minute of play. Ercole Faiella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Fortunato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, Lilywhites's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Lucchetta came free, but Ercole Faiella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Attilio Bordon took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ercole Faiella. Ercole Faiella 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. 63 minutes into the match, Lilywhites's goal looked a bit too open when Attilio Bordon came free, but Ercole Faiella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attilio Pani in the 66th minute of play forced Lilywhites's goalkeeper Ercole Faiella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Filippo Fabrizi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lilywhites's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave forsal FC the free kick. Filippo Fabrizi kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Attilio Pani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Faiella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emiliano Lucchetta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Ercole Faiella tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Lilywhites's goal looked a bit too open when Amerigo De Sisti came free, but Ercole Faiella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ercole Faiella didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emiliano Lucchetta went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emiliano Lucchetta in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ercole Faiella prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After taking down the ball on forsal FC's corner Alfonso Aquilino fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ercole Faiella quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Lucchetta in the 92nd minute of play forced Lilywhites's goalkeeper Ercole Faiella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emiliano Lucchetta in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ercole Faiella saved Lilywhites from getting behind. During the 96th minute of the match Antonello Di Muzio completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Antonello Di Muzio a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Antonello Di Muzio hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Alfonso Aquilino might have been able to make a better finish in the 98th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ercole Faiella. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alfonso Aquilino ran back to his position shaking his head. There was no doubt that forsal FC were the better team. forsal FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.