Official Cup

Kyrandia Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Claudio Ruggeri started the match with the kick off. Fabiano Del Papa 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. Francesco Ciccone's late challenge caught a AC Collins's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francesco Ciccone helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Zola Predosa FC's Francesco Ciccone got a free kick in the 8th minute. After a rather tough play, Zola Predosa FC's Francesco Ciccone got a free kick in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Fabiano Del Papa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Anselmo Felli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 16th minute Claudio Ruggeri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Giacomini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristoforo Giacomini came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Zola Predosa FC's Ennio Scafati. But to his dismay, Ennio Scafati quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After a rather tough play, AC Collins's Fabiano Del Papa got a free kick in the 20th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Zola Predosa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabiano Del Papa came free, but Anselmo Felli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anselmo Felli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domenico Graziani in the 28th minute of the match. Cristoforo Giacomini made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Ennio Scafati sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Fabiano Del Papa put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Anselmo Felli. In the 35thth minute of the game Claudio Ruggeri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Zola Predosa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabiano Del Papa came free, but Anselmo Felli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ferdinando Tamburrini fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Collins's protests and gave Ferdinando Tamburrini a yellow card for diving instead. Ferdinando Tamburrini kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Claudio Ruggeri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Cristoforo Giacomini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabiano Del Papa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ennio Scafati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. AC Collins's Alberigo Rosa was substituted for Ferruccio Di Fiore. Ennio Scafati hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After 67 played minutes Zola Predosa FC got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Ruggeri. The supporters of AC Collins booed when Zola Predosa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ennio Scafati didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cesare Trentini kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Dave Marrone came free with the goalkeeper in the 75th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Anselmo Felli could save by the left post. Beppe Ronca charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Beppe Ronca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Beppe Ronca hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After 79th play minutes Claudio Ruggeri shot 3-2, a short shot which went by Cristoforo Giacomini and just under the crossbar into goal. Cristoforo Giacomini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Claudio Ruggeri's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Zola Predosa FC fully deserved thier win.