Official Cup

XMAS park
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Enzo Alfonsi kicked off to start the match. If Arturo Di Matteo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. XMAS's Dennis Urbani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Di Matteo in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute Arturo Di Matteo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Urbani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessandro Vettori made in the 12th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Angelo Pallotta immediately put the ball in play. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Arturo Di Matteo put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Dennis Urbani. 19 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Di Matteo came free, but Dennis Urbani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arturo Di Matteo might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dennis Urbani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arturo Di Matteo ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Di Matteo in the 21st minute of play forced XMAS's goalkeeper Dennis Urbani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arturo Di Matteo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind XMAS's goalkeeper Dennis Urbani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dennis Urbani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arturo Di Matteo went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Arturo Di Matteo might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dennis Urbani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arturo Di Matteo ran back to his position shaking his head. Angelo Pallotta hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the game, Calenzano's Arturo Di Matteo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dennis Urbani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 36 minutes into the game, Comunardo Paoletti threw the ball into play from the sideline. Calenzano's Yaniusky Pardo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Dennis Urbani came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Calenzano's Arturo Di Matteo. But to his dismay, Arturo Di Matteo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 45 minutes into the game, Calenzano's Arturo Di Matteo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dennis Urbani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. After the first half Calenzano were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

A sloppy throw-in by Alessandro Vettori in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Calenzano's Achille Sciamanna. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for XMAS! In the 55th minute of the game, Calenzano got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Arturo Di Matteo took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Dennis Urbani to make any attempt to save it. Arturo Di Matteo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Dennis Urbani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Calenzano made a substitution. Alessandro Giocondo replaced Yaniusky Pardo. Calenzano made a substitution. Pierrot Leenpoels replaced Arturo Di Matteo. Pierrot Leenpoels could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Dennis Urbani made a huge save. Pierrot Leenpoels did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-9 to the left of a surprised Dennis Urbani 68 minutes into the match. The supporters of XMAS booed when Calenzano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pierrot Leenpoels didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pierrot Leenpoels hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Fabrizio Eboli scored 1-9 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Donato Balestra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to XMAS getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Fabrizio Cremonese hit a great ball. Dennis Urbani made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Pierrot Leenpoels sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Pierrot Leenpoels managed to get in a good position for a shot. Calenzano's supporters rose to their feet, but Pierrot Leenpoels was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dennis Urbani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Pierrot Leenpoels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 81 minutes into the match, XMAS's goalkeeper Dennis Urbani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pierrot Leenpoels. 83 minutes into the match, Pierrot Leenpoels dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dennis Urbani, 1-10. Dennis Urbani was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Pierrot Leenpoels capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pierrot Leenpoels really showed his touch with that goal: 1-11. After a defensive mix-up in XMAS's zone, Pierrot Leenpoels stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dennis Urbani came out of the goal and Pierrot Leenpoels tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.