Official Cup

Gigi Riva
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manolis Kalergis kicked off to start the match. Anastasios Christakos made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Armin Fulgenzi sent off a good shot on target. 5 minutes into the match, Armin Fulgenzi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Anastasios Christakos, 1-0. Anastasios Christakos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armin Fulgenzi in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Florian Cavallaro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Anastasios Christakos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 14th minute Manolis Kalergis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Attilio Marzoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanos Kalfoglou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Attilio Marzoli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ennio Maccarone kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Attilio Marzoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Nekos in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Manolis Kalergis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Attilio Marzoli was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Martyon Brading's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anastasios Christakos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Armin Fulgenzi notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Seahawks V55's Anastasios Christakos. Anastasios Christakos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 28 minutes into the match, Seahawks V55's goalkeeper Anastasios Christakos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florian Cavallaro. Armin Fulgenzi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 5-1 in the 29th playminute. Ennio Maccarone recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Attilio Marzoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manolis Kalergis, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Anastasios Christakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermanno Bencivenni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anastasios Christakos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armin Fulgenzi in the 44th minute. Attilio Marzoli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manolis Kalergis went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-2 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Martyon Brading to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Seahawks V55's goal looked a bit too open when Armin Fulgenzi came free, but Anastasios Christakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florian Cavallaro was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 53rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 56 minutes into the match, Martyon Brading notched a goal, 6-2, to the right of Seahawks V55's Anastasios Christakos. Anastasios Christakos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Florian Cavallaro came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Verbano FC 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 Florian Cavallaro couldn't finish the play. After 63 played minutes Verbano FC got a freekick which was hit by Yu Sheng. Anastasios Christakos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armin Fulgenzi in the 66th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Seahawks V55 defense, Martyon Brading kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anastasios Christakos. The Seahawks V55 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anastasios Christakos should have stopped the shot. 70 minutes into the match, Martyon Brading had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anastasios Christakos. Seahawks V55's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martyon Brading was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-2. 80 minutes into the match, Florian Cavallaro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anastasios Christakos. Seahawks V55's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florian Cavallaro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-2. Anastasios Christakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrico Colella in the 84th minute of play. Seahawks V55's Anastasios Christakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martyon Brading in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Enrico Colella left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Verbano FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Enrico Colella managed to get in a good position for a shot. Verbano FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Enrico Colella was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anastasios Christakos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 96 minutes into the game, Martyon Brading cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 12-2. Anastasios Christakos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.