Official Cup

Sta Dio Boscone
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Xu Zhen Ping started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Camillo Nanni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Augusto Silvi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Lenzi in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cesano Boscone's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kenji Takahara was slow to take the kick. During this time ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's players had a chance to rest. Bruno Lenzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Augusto Silvi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rdth minute of the game Bruno Lenzi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cesano Boscone's Augusto Silvi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antonio Troiani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Angelo Bertoni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Xu Zhen Ping 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: 0-1. Cesano Boscone's Augusto Silvi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Lenzi in the 36th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Cesano Boscone's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Lenzi came free, but Augusto Silvi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Augusto Silvi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clarence Makélélé in the 40th minute of play. The Cesano Boscone players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ were winning 0-1.

In the 50th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cesano Boscone's goalkeeper Augusto Silvi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 52 minutes into the match, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Troiani came free, but Angelo Bertoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Cesano Boscone's Augusto Silvi got control of the ball when Xu Zhen Ping tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 54th minute Bianco Ferrara 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. Dario Oberrauch'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. Dario Oberrauch helped the player get up and apologised. Dario Oberrauch hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xu Zhen Ping in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Augusto Silvi saved Cesano Boscone from getting behind. After having played for 62 minutes, Richard Laws managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Richard Laws was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Xu Zhen Ping got a free kick in the 64th minute. A collision led to Cesano Boscone getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Achille Scafati hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Kenji Takahara 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. 69 minutes into the match, Cesano Boscone's goalkeeper Augusto Silvi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xu Zhen Ping. Cesano Boscone's Augusto Silvi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Cesano Boscone from getting a goal against them. A nice corner shot did that Kenji Takahara got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Augusto Silvi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some careless play in the Cesano Boscone defense, Xu Zhen Ping kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Augusto Silvi. The Cesano Boscone fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Augusto Silvi should have stopped the shot. In the 80th minute, Clarence Makélélé 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. Augusto Silvi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xu Zhen Ping, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Augusto Silvi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Clarence Makélélé's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. In the 88th match minute, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Cerri to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the game, Xu Zhen Ping lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Augusto Silvi. When Xu Zhen Ping came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ 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 Xu Zhen Ping couldn't finish the play. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ played a much better game than Cesano Boscone and deserved their victory. The Cesano Boscone players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.