Official Cup

DW Arena
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Federico Frabetti started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Armando Toppi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Monkey D.Luffy's Donato Bottega. Donato Bottega was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 14 minutes into the match, Federico Frabetti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Bottega. Monkey D.Luffy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Federico Frabetti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Federico Frabetti in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Donato Bottega prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emilio Giancola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Donato Bottega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Federico Frabetti sped through Monkey D.Luffy's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Donato Bottega. Fulvio Punta kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Donato Bottega stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Federico Frabetti's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Donato Bottega showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrico Brambilla in the 33rd minute of the match. Ciro Rosato's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eugenio Bartolomucci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. After having played for 37 minutes, Paulo Renato Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cacciola's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Renato Bittencourt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Enrico Brambilla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ciro Rosato received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Eugenio Bartolomucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Monkey D.Luffy getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Cosimo Pasqualone hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

Dario Ciccarelli's late challenge caught a Cacciola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dario Ciccarelli helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Monkey D.Luffy's Dario Ciccarelli got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Donato Bottega showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Frabetti in the 54th minute of the match. Franco Di Giuseppe hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Paulo Renato Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Donato Bottega took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Giancola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Monkey D.Luffy getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Alessio Picciano hit a great ball. After having played for 70 minutes, Armando Toppi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cacciola's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Toppi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Monkey D.Luffy booed when Cacciola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilio Giancola didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Cacciola's Paulo Renato Bittencourt ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Donato Bottega. Donato Bottega yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. After having played for 81 minutes, Enrico Brambilla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cacciola's supporters crossed their fingers, but Enrico Brambilla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 85 minutes into the match, Monkey D.Luffy's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Renato Bittencourt came free, but Donato Bottega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dario Ciccarelli hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. With his leg Donato Bottega managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Cacciola's Federico Frabetti fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Federico Frabetti succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-7 in the 91st playminute. After a defensive mix-up in Monkey D.Luffy's zone, Armando Toppi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donato Bottega came out of the goal and Armando Toppi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.