Official Cup

XMAS park
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leonardo Penha kicked off to start the match. Angelo Bertoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberigo Gianfrancesco in the 2nd minute of play. In the 3rd minute XMAS were awarded a corner. Alessandro Vettori went to the cornerflag to take it. Leonardo Penha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Armando Polidori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Anfilogino Di Nino got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 15thth minute of the game Leonardo Penha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but XMAS's Armando Polidori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 17 minutes into the match, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Minichiello came free, but Angelo Bertoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Enzo Alfonsi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonardo Penha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armando Polidori having to make a save. Angelo Bertoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberigo Gianfrancesco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ booed when XMAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabrizio Eboli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armando Polidori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonardo Penha's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ were awarded a corner. Federico Vani went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Federico Vani almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but XMAS's Armando Polidori did a great save. When ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Leonardo Penha in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye XMAS's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Leonardo Penha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In the 41st minute ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ were awarded a corner. Federico Vani went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Federico Vani to fire away a dangerous shot which Armando Polidori despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Dario Cerri charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dario Cerri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 43 played minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ got a freekick which was hit by Dario Cerri. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberigo Gianfrancesco in the 45th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Angelo Bertoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Gianfrancesco, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Fabrizio Eboli kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. 53 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Xu Zhen Ping came free, but Armando Polidori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luisito Jerano struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Armando Polidori didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ. Eugenio Casiraghi's late challenge caught a ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eugenio Casiraghi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th minute, one of XMAS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for XMAS. Armando Polidori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Penha in the 59th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Leonardo Penha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. When ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Leonardo Penha in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye XMAS's goalie prevented a goal. 71 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Penha came free, but Armando Polidori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xu Zhen Ping hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Leonardo Penha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Leonardo Penha's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Armando Polidori skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 79th minute Leonardo Penha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Polidori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 79 played minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ got a freekick which was hit by Clarence Makélélé. Xu Zhen Ping took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armando Polidori. Armando Polidori dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Armando Polidori made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Leonardo Penha sent off a good shot on target. The corner ended in Luisito Jerano almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but XMAS's Armando Polidori did a great save. In the 89th minute, Xu Zhen Ping made a precise shot to the right of Armando Polidori. XMAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Xu Zhen Ping took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Armando Polidori to make any attempt to save it. In the 98th minute, Leonardo Penha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armando Polidori was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.