Official Cup

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Farafulla FC's Ryan Portanares 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. In the 4th minute Behçet Alp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Faiella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ercole Faiella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andriy Shevchenko in the 5th minute of the match. Lilywhites's Ercole Faiella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andriy Shevchenko in the 7th minute of play. Ercole Faiella showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andriy Shevchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Lilywhites's goal looked a bit too open when Behçet Alp came free, but Ercole Faiella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 19 minutes, Behçet Alp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Farafulla FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Behçet Alp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ercole Faiella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Behçet Alp in the 22nd minute of play. Ercole Faiella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Behçet Alp in the 22nd minute of the match. Ercole Faiella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andriy Shevchenko in the 23rd minute of the match. Ercole Faiella showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Portanares, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The supporters of Farafulla FC booed when Lilywhites was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camillo Carta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ercole Faiella stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ryan Portanares's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. The audience was convinced that Behçet Alp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ercole Faiella was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 33rd minute Farafulla FC were awarded a corner. Andriy Shevchenko went to the cornerflag to take it. Ercole Faiella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Ceci in the 37th minute of play. In the 42nd minute Behçet Alp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Faiella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Behçet Alp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Camillo Carta made the kick off in the second half. Behçet Alps short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Ercole Faiella to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 58th minute, Camillo Carta made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Boni. Farafulla FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Ercole Faiella showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andriy Shevchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 64th minute, Donato Berardi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Farafulla FC's Ercole Faiella threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Behçet Alp, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ryan Portanares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andriy Shevchenko in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ercole Faiella saved Lilywhites from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Behçet Alp took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Ercole Faiella to make any attempt to save it. Ercole Faiella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Behçet Alp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lilywhites's Ercole Faiella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andriy Shevchenko in the 85th minute of play. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lilywhites's goalkeeper Ercole Faiella, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Farafulla FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Lilywhites.