Official Cup

Nou Fortín Guanipa
Spectators: 194 (Terracing: 146, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) FERRABARCA FC's Orlin Aguilar 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. The long shot by Julen Hoyuelos in the 6th minute really tested Beppe Mannella's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Celedonio Rasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damiano Cericola, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Aurelio Melchiorre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aurelio Melchiorre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celedonio Rasa having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Damiano Cericola ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Celedonio Rasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Orlin Aguilar's late challenge caught a G.S. Prisma Fiorenzuola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Orlin Aguilar helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of G.S. Prisma Fiorenzuola booed when FERRABARCA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlin Aguilar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the FERRABARCA FC defense, Damiano Cericola kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Celedonio Rasa. The FERRABARCA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Celedonio Rasa should have stopped the shot. 25 minutes into the match, FERRABARCA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Damiano Cericola came free, but Celedonio Rasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sandalio Masdeu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beppe Mannella having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damiano Cericola in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Celedonio Rasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Aurelio Melchiorre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of G.S. Prisma Fiorenzuola booed when FERRABARCA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeru Tortoles didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Damiano Cericola made a kick off. Celedonio Rasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damiano Cericola in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Melchiorre in the 55th minute of play forced FERRABARCA FC's goalkeeper Celedonio Rasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Celedonio Rasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of FERRABARCA FC booed when G.S. Prisma Fiorenzuola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Scrima didn't get a good kick on the ball. Beppe Mannella showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlin Aguilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The audience was convinced that Damiano Cericola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Celedonio Rasa was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damiano Cericola in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Celedonio Rasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Beppe Mannella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlin Aguilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orlin Aguilar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damiano Cericola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Celedonio Rasa made a huge save. In the 80th minute, Julen Hoyuelos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sandalio Masdeu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Dino Di Natale put it in 1-5 from a short distance just to the right of Celedonio Rasa.