Prized/Friendly Cup

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Czeslaw Kostrzewski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, King Thorin notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of MKS Legion Częstochowa's Jimeno Velasco. Jimeno Velasco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 10 played minutes MKS Legion Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Adhemar Secco. Kajetan Pietrowiak hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Damiano Battisti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Czeslaw Kostrzewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. King Thorin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Jimeno Velasco made a huge save. Damiano Battisti came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by MKS Legion Częstochowa's Adhemar Secco. But to his dismay, Adhemar Secco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Alberto Santo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Jimeno Velasco made a huge save. Jimeno Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Pinti in the 34th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, MKS Legion Częstochowa's Adhemar Secco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Damiano Battisti made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Alberto Santo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Jimeno Velasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Svetlozar Cholakov charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Svetlozar Cholakov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Svetlozar Cholakov hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Jimeno Velasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. When Eurospeed Asti's Fausto Pinti in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MKS Legion Częstochowa's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti got control of the ball when Adhemar Secco tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute MKS Legion Częstochowa were awarded a corner. Rafal Gmoch went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to MKS Legion Częstochowa's Norbert Rasimowicz getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After 70 minutes of play, Eurospeed Asti's Fausto Pinti made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jimeno Velasco was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 73rd minute Svetlozar Cholakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimeno Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jimeno Velasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svetlozar Cholakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Jimeno Velasco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fausto Pinti went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. If Czeslaw Kostrzewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Eurospeed Asti's Svetlozar Cholakov, in the 85th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Eurospeed Asti. 86 minutes into the match, MKS Legion Częstochowa's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Pinti came free, but Jimeno Velasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eurospeed Asti's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ettore Masciarelli in the 89th minute. Jimeno Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Pinti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Pinti in the 92nd minute of play forced MKS Legion Częstochowa's goalkeeper Jimeno Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.