Official Cup

circo massimo
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anselmo De Paolis started the match with the kick off. In the 15th minute Elia Finocchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Miccoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Elia Finocchi made a precise shot to the right of Dino Miccoli. Juventus F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 21st minute, Elia Finocchi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dino Miccoli. The goal made the score 2-0. When Montechiarugolo AFC's Elia Finocchi in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Juventus F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Juventus F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 28th minute, when Andrea Guerrieri scored to the left of an out of position Dino Miccoli, making the score, 3-0. In the 35th minute Andrea Guerrieri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Miccoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Montechiarugolo AFC's Andrea Guerrieri dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Elia Finocchi took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dino Miccoli. Dino Miccoli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Elia Finocchis short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Dino Miccoli to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elia Finocchi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 56 minutes of play, Montechiarugolo AFC's Andrea Guerrieri made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dino Miccoli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elia Finocchi in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dino Miccoli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dino Miccoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Di Bartolo in the 60th minute of the match. Andrea Guerrieri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Juventus F.C.'s attentive Emanuele Iovine managed to snatch the ball when Camillo Di Bartolo made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. In the 70thth minute of the game Elia Finocchi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juventus F.C.'s Dino Miccoli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dino Miccoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Guerrieri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the game, Emanuele Iovine was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Montechiarugolo AFC the free kick. Dino Miccoli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cesare Cinalli went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. 83 minutes into the match, Andrea Guerrieri notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Juventus F.C.'s Dino Miccoli. Dino Miccoli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 86 minutes into the game, Andrea Guerrieri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Dino Miccoli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dino Miccoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Guerrieri in the 90th minute of play. Dino Miccoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elia Finocchi in the 92nd minute of the match. Dino Miccoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Guerrieri in the 93rd minute of play. During the 94th minute of the match Emanuele Iovine completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Emanuele Iovine a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Emanuele Iovine hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the referee ended the match the Montechiarugolo AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.