Official Cup

stadio damari
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bernardino Vedillo kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Gonçalves in the 3rd minute of play forced PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Fabrizio Manzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Viriato Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilio Ferrante in the 4th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, PICCOLE PESTI's goal looked a bit too open when Thymios Pantoflaras came free, but Fabrizio Manzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's goal looked a bit too open when Fortunato Brini came free, but Viriato Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabrizio Manzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thymios Pantoflaras, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After 23 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ! PICCOLE PESTI's Fabrizio Manzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save PICCOLE PESTI from getting a goal against them. In the 28th minute, Alexis Thessalonikios 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. Viriato Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Ferrante, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 42nd minute, Emilio Ferrante made a precise shot to the right of Viriato Cruz. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kyriakos Georgopoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Viriato Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilio Ferrante in the 54th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emilio Ferrante in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Viriato Cruz saved ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ from getting behind. PICCOLE PESTI's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Donato Dossena in the 55th minute. Alketas Anastasakos kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Louis Drakopoulos was substituted for Alexis Thessalonikios. PICCOLE PESTI's Pietruzzu Rizzi was substituted for Emilio Ferrante. With a little luck, ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Viriato Cruz got control of the ball when Donato Dossena tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Thymios Pantoflaras's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabrizio Manzi was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 63rd minute Pietruzzu Rizzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viriato Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pietruzzu Rizzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Viriato Cruz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pietruzzu Rizzi ran back to his position shaking his head. Pietruzzu Rizzi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. PICCOLE PESTI's Tom Jakobsson was substituted for Don Frye. ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ's Viriato Cruz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ from getting a goal against them. After 79 minutes PICCOLE PESTI's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 冯霆阳 who took care of the corner kick. The crowd rose to their feet as PICCOLE PESTI's Pietruzzu Rizzi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Viriato Cruz. That made the score 1-2 after 89 minutes of play. The ΑΣΤΕΡΑΣ ΣΟΛΟΜΟΥ manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing PICCOLE PESTI to win.