Official Cup

C.S. Comunale
Spectators: 194 (Terracing: 146, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christos Nikou started the match with the kick off. Alvaro Aloisi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Stefanos Topoudis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, Anfilogino Graziani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Calenzano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aliverpool the free kick. The supporters of Aliverpool booed when Calenzano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anfilogino Graziani didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alvaro Aloisi during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Aliverpool booed when Calenzano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvaro Aloisi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes Aliverpool got a freekick which was hit by Christos Nikou. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonio Gizzi got free with Stefanos Topoudis in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Beppe Di Piazza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Stefanos Topoudis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Antonio Gizzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stefanos Topoudis was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Aliverpool's zone, Beppe Di Piazza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stefanos Topoudis came out of the goal and Beppe Di Piazza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Calenzano booed when Aliverpool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stavros Skountis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Gizzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stefanos Topoudis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antonio Gizzi ran back to his position shaking his head. If Beppe Di Piazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christos Nikou during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Christos Nikou hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Aliverpool's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Fabiano Maurizi 43 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Beppe Di Piazza made a kick off. The supporters of Calenzano booed when Aliverpool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panos Bourekakos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aliverpool's Stefanos Topoudis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beppe Di Piazza in the 52nd minute of play. Stefanos Topoudis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Gizzi in the 57th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antonio Gizzi in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stefanos Topoudis saved Aliverpool from getting behind. In the 64th match minute, Aliverpool was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christos Nikou to maneuver through the defense. Fabiano Maurizi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonio Gizzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefanos Topoudis having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Antonio Gizzi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefanos Topoudis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Stefanos Topoudis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Aloisi in the 83rd minute of the match. Stefanos Topoudis came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Calenzano's Alvaro Aloisi. But to his dismay, Alvaro Aloisi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Aliverpool's Stefanos Topoudis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beppe Di Piazza in the 92nd minute of play. Telis Ntavelis hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Calenzano fully deserved thier win.