Official Cup

Annibale Riva
Spectators: 2203 (Terracing: 1653, Seating: 507, VIP seats: 43) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lev Postupalenko got the match started through his kick off. In the 15th minute, Lev Postupalenko made a precise shot to the right of Kaj Gråberg. US Albenga's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Romeo Veremundo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júnior Neymar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the game, Júnior Neymar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Romeo Veremundo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 28 minutes into the match, King Of The Jungle's goalkeeper Romeo Veremundo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Júnior Neymar. Kaj Gråberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lev Postupalenko in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júnior Neymar in the 36th minute of play forced King Of The Jungle's goalkeeper Romeo Veremundo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 played minutes US Albenga got a freekick which was hit by Alvaro Nobile. 40 minutes into the match, US Albenga's goal looked a bit too open when Lev Postupalenko came free, but Kaj Gråberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Júnior Neymar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Romeo Veremundo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. King Of The Jungle's Romeo Veremundo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save King Of The Jungle from getting a goal against them. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

55 minutes into the game, Lev Postupalenko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Kaj Gråberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lev Postupalenko got free with Kaj Gråberg in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 60 played minutes King Of The Jungle got a freekick which was hit by Resulhan Lemi. The supporters of US Albenga booed when King Of The Jungle was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Resulhan Lemi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lev Postupalenko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kaj Gråberg having to make a save. 64 minutes into the match, US Albenga's goalkeeper Kaj Gråberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lev Postupalenko. Anselmo Lucidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Romeo Veremundo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, US Albenga's Emanuele Egger got a free kick in the 67th minute. Kaj Gråberg came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by King Of The Jungle's Lev Postupalenko. But to his dismay, Lev Postupalenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind King Of The Jungle's goalkeeper Romeo Veremundo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 77th match minute, King Of The Jungle was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Resulhan Lemi to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to US Albenga getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Emanuele Egger hit a great ball. US Albenga made a substitution. Dennis Castagna replaced Anselmo Lucidi. In the 81st match minute, US Albenga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuele Egger to maneuver through the defense. Kaj Gråberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lev Postupalenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romeo Veremundo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júnior Neymar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the game, Lev Postupalenko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. King Of The Jungle's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave US Albenga the free kick. A collision led to King Of The Jungle getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Lev Postupalenko hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute Daniele Panella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeo Veremundo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 94 played minutes King Of The Jungle got a freekick which was hit by Lev Postupalenko. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Júnior Neymar managed to get in a good position for a shot. US Albenga's supporters rose to their feet, but Júnior Neymar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romeo Veremundo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

King Of The Jungle's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.