Official Cup

XMAS park
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ernesto Minichiello started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, The Dalwhinnie Boys's Jiang Kang Nan got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 13th minute, Christian Zaccardi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of The Dalwhinnie Boys booed when XMAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciccio Capaldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute, Klaus Bas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Dalwhinnie Boys fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 28th minute, Enzo Alfonsi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martien Krommert's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armando Polidori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christian Zaccardi during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 30th minute, Christian Zaccardi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Martien Krommert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. XMAS's Armando Polidori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ger Mols in the 33rd minute of play. After 36 played minutes XMAS got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Minichiello. The Dalwhinnie Boys's Martien Krommert got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ger Mols's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ger Mols to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Ger Mols kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Armando Polidori. That made the score 0-2 in the 51 minute of play. Ger Mols took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armando Polidori. Armando Polidori dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Shao Yu Qiang kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 66 minutes, Armando Polidori successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alessandro Vettori kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. If Ger Mols had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberigo Gianfrancesco charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alberigo Gianfrancesco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alberigo Gianfrancesco hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Ger Mols struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Armando Polidori didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Dalwhinnie Boys. The Dalwhinnie Boys's Chiel Kuis shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 81st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Armando Polidori but with some difficulty. Armando Polidori made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Martien Krommert sent off a good shot on target. Chiel Kuis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th match minute, XMAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Minichiello to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Kristoffers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Polidori having to interfere. The Dalwhinnie Boys's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.