Official Cup

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea Silenzi in the 6th minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Alex Ucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Ucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fortunato Catena, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. A collision led to Eurospeed Asti getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Ermanno Renzi hit a great ball. The supporters of Palestra14 booed when Eurospeed Asti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvise Caporale didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute of the match, Alberto Luciano got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ferruccio Salerni was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Alex Ucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fortunato Catena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Fortunato Catena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palestra14 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 32nd minute, Alberto Luciano made a precise shot to the right of Ferruccio Salerni. Palestra14's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The supporters of Eurospeed Asti booed when Palestra14 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eraldo Panico didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 38 played minutes, Eurospeed Asti's Alberto Luciano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ferruccio Salerni came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Eurospeed Asti reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fortunato Catena in the 40th minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Alex Ucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eurospeed Asti's Alex Ucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Torelli in the 41st minute of play. In the 44th minute, Eraldo Panico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Attilio Torelli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alex Ucci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Federico Gatti lost his temper 59 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Eurospeed Asti! Ferruccio Salerni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Luciano in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the game, Palestra14's Attilio Torelli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alex Ucci made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. A collision led to Eurospeed Asti getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Florian Morini hit a great ball. Palestra14 made a substitution. Anfilogino Tuzzolino replaced Armin Pasquale. Palestra14's Alessio Pallini was substituted for Andrea Silenzi. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Fortunato Catena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palestra14's supporters rose to their feet, but Fortunato Catena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alex Ucci breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76th minute, Alvise Caporale 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. 81 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Alessio Pallini came free, but Alex Ucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex Ucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Pallini in the 82nd minute of play. Fedele Menichini hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Alex Ucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessio Pallini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.