Official Cup

C.S. Comunale
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Richard Laws managed to get in a good position for a shot. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's supporters rose to their feet, but Richard Laws was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Donato Balestra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 4th minute, Arturo Di Matteo 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. Arturo Di Matteo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Angelo Bertoni having to make a save. In the 8th minute of the match, Arturo Di Matteo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Angelo Bertoni was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Angelo Bertoni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arturo Di Matteo in the 10th minute. Donato Balestra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santa Clausius in the 14th minute of play. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ from getting a goal against them. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Achille Sciamanna got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-0. 17 minutes into the match. Calenzano's Arturo Di Matteo got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Calenzano booed when ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Lenzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Donato Balestra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Lenzi in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Edarlito Kato got a free kick in the 34th minute. When Arturo Di Matteo came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Calenzano 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 Arturo Di Matteo couldn't finish the play. In the 37th minute, Arturo Di Matteo made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Bertoni. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 41st minute, Calenzano's Arturo Di Matteo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arturo Di Matteo to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Di Matteo came free, but Angelo Bertoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Calenzano's goal looked a bit too open when Santa Clausius came free, but Donato Balestra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Achille Sciamanna hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Calenzano made a substitution. Pierrot Leenpoels replaced Arturo Di Matteo. A collision led to Calenzano getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Fedele Alessandrini hit a great ball. If Pierrot Leenpoels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pierrot Leenpoels recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Calenzano's Ennio Daniele was substituted for Alessio Santini. In the 80th minute of the match Calenzano got a corner. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fedele Alessandrini ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 81st minute Alessandro Giocondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Bertoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edarlito Kato hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 84 minutes, Edarlito Kato mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ and the Calenzano players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 84th minute, Edarlito Kato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Pierrot Leenpoels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angelo Bertoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierrot Leenpoels in the 92nd minute of the match. 95 minutes into the game, Pierrot Leenpoels cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Angelo Bertoni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. For all the effort they put into the match, the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Calenzano.