Official Cup

Stadio Avenza
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emilio Rizzo started the match with the kick off. In the 2ndth minute of the game Alberigo Addari who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ΟΦΗ's Ilias Seichanidis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Duri come il marmo were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after ΟΦΗ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mary Cau took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ΟΦΗ's goalie and right to Corrado Contestabile. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ΟΦΗ's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 8th minute Augusto Landero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Troiani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute, Augusto Landero 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. Dennis Troiani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Augusto Landero's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Duri come il marmo's Dennis Troiani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Landero in the 13th minute of play. Dennis Troiani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikos Kanetos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 20 minutes of play, ΟΦΗ's Nikos Kanetos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dennis Troiani was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Kanetos in the 24th minute of play forced Duri come il marmo's goalkeeper Dennis Troiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Alberigo Addari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilias Seichanidis was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. A well-hit corner resulted in Fabrizio Di Gaetano heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Emilio Rizzo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Ilias Seichanidis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Emilio Rizzo in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ilias Seichanidis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberigo Addari in the 39th minute of play forced ΟΦΗ's goalkeeper Ilias Seichanidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Augusto Landero came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the ΟΦΗ 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 Augusto Landero couldn't finish the play. Duri come il marmo's Corrado Contestabile suffered a sore thigh after 46 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Akis Karaoulanis during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 48th minute, Akis Karaoulanis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Duri come il marmo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ΟΦΗ were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augusto Landero to strike the kick off in the second half. Duri come il marmo's Dennis Troiani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Landero in the 54th minute of play. ΟΦΗ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nikos Kanetos in the 58th minute. ΟΦΗ's Nikos Kanetos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dennis Troiani in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ilias Seichanidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Rizzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Ilias Seichanidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carter Romanese in the 67th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emilio Rizzo in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ilias Seichanidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 73rd minute Carter Romanese shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilias Seichanidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilias Seichanidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberigo Addari in the 76th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Ludvig Rudkvist made a precise shot to the right of Ilias Seichanidis. ΟΦΗ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Ilias Seichanidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Rizzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute, Ludvig Rudkvist made a precise shot to the right of Ilias Seichanidis. ΟΦΗ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. 90 minutes into the match, Emilio Rizzo notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of ΟΦΗ's Ilias Seichanidis. Ilias Seichanidis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 93 played minutes Duri come il marmo got a freekick which was hit by Carter Romanese. Despite being the better team, Duri come il marmo failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.