Official Cup

Marconi Arena
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Lupi Grigi's Florian Nazzaro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Dave Maiorano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lupi Grigi's supporters rose to their feet, but Dave Maiorano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Concetto Uguccioni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Concetto Uguccioni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dave Maiorano in the 10th minute of the match. When Anselmo Lucidi came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Bar Marconi United 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 Anselmo Lucidi couldn't finish the play. Amos Frasca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dennis Berardo's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Dennis Berardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amos Frasca made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Anselmo Lucidi sent off a good shot on target. Anselmo Lucidi kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Lupi Grigi's Anthony Disastro got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Lupi Grigi defense, Anselmo Lucidi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amos Frasca. The Lupi Grigi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amos Frasca should have stopped the shot. Dave Maiorano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Concetto Uguccioni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dennis Berardo 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. A collision led to Bar Marconi United getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Anselmo Lucidi hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When Dennis Berardo came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Bar Marconi United 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 Dennis Berardo couldn't finish the play. Alvise De Paolis kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 54 minutes into the game, Augusto Vitelli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lupi Grigi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bar Marconi United the free kick. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lupi Grigi! In the 55th minute there was a penalty for Bar Marconi United. Carter Giancristofaro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Amos Frasca. 3-0. After some careless play in the Lupi Grigi defense, Anselmo Lucidi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amos Frasca. The Lupi Grigi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amos Frasca should have stopped the shot. In the 64th minute, Dennis Berardo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bar Marconi United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. After 70 played minutes Lupi Grigi got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Tullo. Dennis Berardo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amos Frasca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Dennis Berardo notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Lupi Grigi's Amos Frasca. Amos Frasca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Anselmo Lucidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruno Tullo hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After 88 played minutes Bar Marconi United got a freekick which was hit by Anfilogino Conti. Amos Frasca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anselmo Lucidi went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score.