Official Cup

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Franco Evani kicked off to start the match. Ercole Faiella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabiano Antonangeli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Lilywhites's zone, Franco Evani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ercole Faiella came out of the goal and Franco Evani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Camillo Carta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Squadra de Pippe booed when Lilywhites was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Riccitelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ercole Faiella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Evani in the 13th minute of play. Ercole Faiella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Evani in the 15th minute of play. When Cristiano Travaglini came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Lilywhites 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 Cristiano Travaglini couldn't finish the play. Alvise Colombi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabiano Torri in the 27th minute. If Franco Evani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 39 played minutes Lilywhites got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Riccitelli. After recieving a nice pass, Squadra de Pippe's Augusto Marini tried to score from far away in the 39th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Augusto Marini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 44 minutes, Cristoforo Ranieri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lilywhites and the Squadra de Pippe players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th match minute, Lilywhites was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristoforo Ranieri to maneuver through the defense. Squadra de Pippe's Ercole Petrini suffered a concussion in the 45th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlo Pasquale during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Squadra de Pippe booed when Lilywhites was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlo Pasquale didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Squadra de Pippe booed when Lilywhites was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristoforo Ranieri didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlo Pasquale to make the kick off. 0-1 became the score in the 68th minute when Franco Evani elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, Lilywhites's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Evani came free, but Ercole Faiella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Squadra de Pippe's Alvise Colombi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlo Pasquale in the 73rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Franco Evani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ercole Faiella was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Francesco Sardella came free with the goalkeeper in the 78th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ercole Faiella could save by the left post. Lilywhites's Ercole Faiella proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Lilywhites from getting a goal against them. Edmondo Carciofo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Alvise Colombi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristiano Travaglini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Alvise Colombi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Evani in the 91st minute of play forced Lilywhites's goalkeeper Ercole Faiella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvise Colombi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Pasquale, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 93 minutes into the game, Franco Evani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Squadra de Pippe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lilywhites the free kick. Franco Evani hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The supporters of Lilywhites booed when Squadra de Pippe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Federico Nobile didn't get a good kick on the ball. Squadra de Pippe played a much better game than Lilywhites and deserved their victory. The Lilywhites players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.