Official Cup

Stadion Maksimir ™
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The Squadra de Pippe fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when Squadra de Pippe's Cristoforo Volpe looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristoforo Volpe in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Katalinić saved GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ from getting behind. Mile Šljivar struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Fan Xi Hong didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GNK Dinamo Zagreb™. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristoforo Volpe in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Katalinić saved GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ from getting behind. In the 18th minute Cristoforo Volpe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Katalinić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Katalinić didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristoforo Volpe went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 23 minutes into the match, Cristoforo Volpe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivan Katalinić. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristoforo Volpe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 26 minutes into the game, Squadra de Pippe's Cristoforo Volpe nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivan Katalinić made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. In the 29th minute Lukasz Rukszcz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Katalinić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Squadra de Pippe's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Boruc Gongolewicz in the 30th minute. It was a well-played corner which Valérien Derm managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. A collision led to Squadra de Pippe getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Valérien Derm hit a great ball. Kelvin Coleman kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Cristoforo Volpe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Katalinić was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukasz Rukszcz in the 35th minute of play forced GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s goalkeeper Ivan Katalinić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Cristoforo Volpe made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Katalinić. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 41 minutes into the match, GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristoforo Volpe came free, but Ivan Katalinić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lukasz Rukszcz struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Ivan Katalinić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Squadra de Pippe. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Volpe in the 46th minute of play forced GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s goalkeeper Ivan Katalinić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristoforo Volpe to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristoforo Volpe got free with Ivan Katalinić in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 55 minutes into the match, Cristoforo Volpe dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ivan Katalinić, 0-6. Cristoforo Volpe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivan Katalinić having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Volpe in the 58th minute of play forced GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s goalkeeper Ivan Katalinić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristoforo Volpe might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivan Katalinić. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristoforo Volpe ran back to his position shaking his head. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Ivan Katalinić proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ from getting a goal against them. Squadra de Pippe's Fan Xi Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zachary Parzysz in the 64th minute of play. Cristoforo Volpes short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Ivan Katalinić to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 68th minute Cristoforo Volpe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Katalinić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Squadra de Pippe made a substitution. Stanislovas Skripkauskas replaced Nedim Üster. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Cristoforo Volpe put it in 0-8 from a short distance just to the right of Ivan Katalinić. Ivan Katalinić made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Cristoforo Volpe sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukasz Rukszcz in the 78th minute of play forced GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s goalkeeper Ivan Katalinić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Kazimir Vrebac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fan Xi Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristoforo Volpe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivan Katalinić having to make a save. Kelvin Coleman's late challenge caught a Squadra de Pippe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kelvin Coleman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th minute, Kelvin Coleman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th match minute, GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kelvin Coleman to maneuver through the defense. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Ivan Katalinić proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ from getting a goal against them. In the 88th minute Stanislav Miškić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fan Xi Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cristoforo Volpe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Katalinić was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. 92 minutes into the match, Squadra de Pippe's Cristoforo Volpe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ivan Katalinić narrowly saved just below the crossbar.