Official Cup

Scevola Ritacco
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Claudio Bernardini got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Maria Píriz in the 3rd minute of play forced San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goalkeeper Bruno Antognoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bruno Antognoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Maria Píriz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niculae Ailenei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Björn Tingelholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19th match minute, San Felice a Ema U.L. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paşa Corre to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goalkeeper Bruno Antognoni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Kunga King ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bruno Antognoni was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Bruno Antognoni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kunga King's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Niculae Ailenei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Björn Tingelholm in the 34th minute of the match. Niculae Ailenei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Tingelholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niculae Ailenei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paşa Corre in the 39th minute. The audience was convinced that Kunga King's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruno Antognoni was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. 47 minutes into the match, Bazellatin F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Paşa Corre came free, but Niculae Ailenei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Bazellatin F.C. made a substitution. Lambros Giotas replaced Demis Poulkos. The wind increased when Kunga King made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Björn Tingelholm in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Niculae Ailenei saved Bazellatin F.C. from getting behind. In the 57th minute Kunga King shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Antognoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Maria Píriz came free, but Bruno Antognoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niculae Ailenei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Tingelholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kunga King did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Bruno Antognoni 67 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the game, Rafael Maria Píriz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bruno Antognoni. Rafael Maria Píriz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Bruno Antognoni successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Bruno Antognoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Maria Píriz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amadeu Bessa got free with Bruno Antognoni in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kunga King sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Panos Kontothodoros scored 2-4 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bruno Antognoni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Bazellatin F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bazellatin F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.