Official Cup

Stadio Viola Sensi
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lia Marquez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Enrico Albertosi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lia Marquez in the 4th minute of play. Iker Casillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Nero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Lia Marquez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 15th minute, Villa Gordiani's Lia Marquez ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Enrico Albertosi. Enrico Albertosi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. With a little luck, all players for sale's Enrico Albertosi got control of the ball when Rab Uba tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to all players for sale getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Beppe Lozzi hit a great ball. Iker Casillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beppe Lozzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrico Albertosi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrizio Canzano, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 38 played minutes Villa Gordiani got a freekick which was hit by Cristoforo Flocco. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Franco Nero to make the kick off. Iker Casillas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Beppe Lozzi in the 59th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Villa Gordiani's goalkeeper Iker Casillas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franco Nero. In the 66th minute, Fabrizio Canzano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Beppe Lozzi got free with Iker Casillas in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Beppe Lozzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Franco Nero hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute Fabrizio Canzano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrico Albertosi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Nero charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Franco Nero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Lia Marquez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 80 minutes into the match, Fabrizio Canzano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Enrico Albertosi. all players for sale's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabrizio Canzano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Villa Gordiani fans cheered their team off the field, for while all players for sale had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.