Official Cup

Gigi Riva
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Robert Billock kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Verbano FC booed when Real Murçia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Fiori didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Real Murçia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Enrico Colella came free, but José Carlos Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Real Murçia FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Florian Cavallaro was slow to take the kick. During this time Verbano FC's players had a chance to rest. Robert Billock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Attilio Marzoli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Carretero in the 15th minute of play forced Verbano FC's goalkeeper Attilio Marzoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Verbano FC's Emilio Lauri got a free kick in the 19th minute. Attilio Marzoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from He Xu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armin Fulgenzi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but José Carlos Castro made a huge save. Armin Fulgenzi came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and José Carlos Castro could save by the left post. José Carlos Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florian Cavallaro in the 28th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Real Murçia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Enrico Colella came free, but José Carlos Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armin Fulgenzi got free with José Carlos Castro in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Verbano FC's Enrico Colella in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Murçia FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armin Fulgenzi got free with José Carlos Castro in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 38 minutes Real Murçia FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Florian Cavallaro who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Florian Cavallaro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this José Carlos Castro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Real Murçia FC's José Carlos Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrico Colella in the 42nd minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enrico Colella to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Robert Billock left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Murçia FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 54 minutes, Ermanno Bencivenni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Verbano FC and the Real Murçia FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ermanno Bencivenni hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. A collision led to Verbano FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Flavio Proietti hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the match, Robert Billock dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Attilio Marzoli, 0-2. Verbano FC's Martyon Brading was substituted for Florian Cavallaro. Robert Billock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Attilio Marzoli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74thth minute of the game Enrico Colella who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Murçia FC's José Carlos Castro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 79th minute Enrico Colella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Carlos Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Verbano FC fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Verbano FC's Armin Fulgenzi 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 84 minutes into the match, Verbano FC's goalkeeper Attilio Marzoli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilberto Carretero. After 86 played minutes Verbano FC got a freekick which was hit by Salomon Magnien. Attilio Marzoli made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when He Xu sent off a good shot on target. Real Murçia FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.