Official Cup

Melates Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) all players for sale's Franco Nero started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Beppe Lozzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, all players for sale's Beppe Lozzi got a free kick in the 7th minute. 10 minutes into the match, all players for sale's goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nafiz Hafızoğlu. Enrico Albertosi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonidas Tseberlidis in the 12th minute of the match. It was a well-played corner which Nafiz Hafızoğlu managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 17 minutes into the match, Beppe Lozzi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of MELATES F.C.'s Emanuel Enoiu. Emanuel Enoiu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nafiz Hafızoğlu's late challenge caught a all players for sale's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nafiz Hafızoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. Emanuel Enoiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franco Nero's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. all players for sale's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ettore Cianci in the 25th minute. After having played for 26 minutes, Beppe Lozzi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. all players for sale's supporters crossed their fingers, but Beppe Lozzi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 28 minutes into the match, Alexis McAllister notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of all players for sale's Enrico Albertosi. Enrico Albertosi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonidas Tseberlidis in the 37th minute of play forced all players for sale's goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 minutes of play, MELATES F.C.'s Alexis McAllister made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enrico Albertosi was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonidas Tseberlidis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. all players for sale's Enrico Albertosi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis McAllister in the 51st minute of play. In the 57th minute Franco Nero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Enoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Nero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Enoiu having to interfere. Beppe Lozzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrico Albertosi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis McAllister in the 66th minute of play. Nafiz Hafızoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Emanuel Enoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franco Nero, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Beppe Lozzi was shown his second yellow card after 92 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 93rd minute, Beppe Lozzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Alexis McAllister had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. all players for sale's Enrico Albertosi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nafiz Hafızoğlu in the 95th minute of play. MELATES F.C.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.