Official Cup

Merceron Arena
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Ennio Guidoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 5th minute, Merceron United's Emilio Conti ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Emanuele Donadoni. Emanuele Donadoni yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Attilio Uguccioni put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Cristoforo Iacomini. Cosimo Gaeta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Cristoforo Iacomini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Merceron United's goal looked a bit too open when Armin Motta came free, but Cristoforo Iacomini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvise Micucci in the 17th minute of play forced Merceron United's goalkeeper Cristoforo Iacomini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ennio Guidoni hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute, Ennio Guidoni 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. Emilio Conti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Emanuele Donadoni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute Cosimo Gaeta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Iacomini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Federico Azzolina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emanuele Donadoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex De Toni in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bisturi F.C.'s Amos Fata got a free kick in the 30th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ennio Guidoni in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuele Donadoni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfredo Antonelli kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Alfredo Oroni was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 35th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Emanuele Donadoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Conti in the 41st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Bisturi F.C. defense, Alex De Toni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuele Donadoni. The Bisturi F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuele Donadoni should have stopped the shot. When Alfredo Oroni fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bisturi F.C.'s protests and gave Alfredo Oroni a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Bisturi F.C.'s Alfredo Oroni got a free kick in the 46th minute. Alex De Toni came free with the goalkeeper in the 47th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Emanuele Donadoni could save by the left post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cosimo Gaeta was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Ennio Guidoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 57 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bisturi F.C.! Bisturi F.C.:s Emanuele Donadoni showed great skill when he stopped Ennio Marcantonio:s penalty. After 64 minutes, Alex De Toni made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Bisturi F.C.'s Emanuele Donadoni tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 67 minutes into the match, Emilio Conti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuele Donadoni. Bisturi F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emilio Conti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Elia Cirelli charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elia Cirelli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Merceron United's Elia Cirelli got a free kick in the 71st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Merceron United's zone, Daniele Piccirilli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristoforo Iacomini came out of the goal and Daniele Piccirilli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bisturi F.C.'s Emanuele Donadoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex De Toni in the 78th minute of play. Emanuele Donadoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex De Toni in the 79th minute of play. Ennio Marcantonio kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Federico Azzolina got free with Cristoforo Iacomini in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emilio Conti in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emanuele Donadoni saved Bisturi F.C. from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniele Piccirilli got free with Cristoforo Iacomini in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.