Official Cup

San Nicolò Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fulvio Di Federico got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Enrico Giordano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Davide Pierdomenico. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. Bernardo Volpe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Santini in the 9th minute of play forced Orange's goalkeeper Davide Pierdomenico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the game, Bernardo Ali was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Orange's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Nicolò Kings the free kick. After 10 played minutes Orange got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Ali. In the 11th minute of the match, Anselmo Santini tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Davide Pierdomenico saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some careless play in the Orange defense, Fulvio Di Federico kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Davide Pierdomenico. The Orange fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Davide Pierdomenico should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fulvio Di Federico got free with Davide Pierdomenico in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, San Nicolò Kings's Enrico Giordano got a free kick in the 19th minute. With a little luck, Orange's Davide Pierdomenico got control of the ball when Fulvio Di Federico tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of Orange:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of San Nicolò Kings:s goal. Davide Pierdomenico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anselmo Santini in the 30th minute. With a little luck, Orange's Davide Pierdomenico got control of the ball when Fulvio Di Federico tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enzo Cosi got free with Davide Pierdomenico in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Enrico Giordano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the game, Demetrio Di Paola was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Nicolò Kings's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Orange the free kick. The throw-in from Fabiano Cavanna in the 42nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Orange's Beppe Persichetti. Orange's Davide Pierdomenico proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Orange from getting a goal against them. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Amedeo Pollastrini made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Orange's goalkeeper Davide Pierdomenico, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Enrico Giordano 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. Orange's Davide Pierdomenico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulvio Di Federico in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to Orange getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Bernardo Ali hit a great ball. After 59 played minutes Orange got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Ali. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferruccio Evani during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st minute, Ferruccio Evani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, Orange's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Santini came free, but Davide Pierdomenico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute Anselmo Santini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davide Pierdomenico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Ferruccio Evani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Nicolò Kings fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Anselmo Santini hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Davide Pierdomenico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Cosi, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Enzo Cosi's late challenge caught a Orange's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enzo Cosi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to San Nicolò Kings getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Enzo Cosi hit a great ball. Bernardo Volpe hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amedeo Pollastrini in the 85th minute of play forced San Nicolò Kings's goalkeeper Ernesto Costantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. San Nicolò Kings's Ernesto Costantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amedeo Pollastrini in the 87th minute of play. Davide Pierdomenico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulvio Di Federico, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Fulvio Di Federico had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Davide Pierdomenico. Orange's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fulvio Di Federico was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. After 95 played minutes Orange got a freekick which was hit by Amedeo Pollastrini. San Nicolò Kings's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.