Official Cup

ACR Olimpico
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Demetrio Vespa started the match with the kick off. 狄夕远 struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Anselmo Cirulli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esquadrão Lusitano. Anselmo Cirulli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 狄夕远 in the 6th minute of the match. After 10 minutes, Rafael Bouzas made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. AC Roma's Anselmo Cirulli tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 14thth minute of the game 狄夕远 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Roma's Anselmo Cirulli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Esquadrão Lusitano were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after AC Roma's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bähräm Abduläzimov took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Yavuzalp Eroğul got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Anselmo Cirulli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 34 minutes, Antonio Cerasoli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC Roma and the Esquadrão Lusitano players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, AC Roma's Antonio Cerasoli got a free kick in the 34th minute. Rafael Bouzas succeeded in the game's 36th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Anselmo Cirulli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 狄夕远 in the 41st minute of the match. Rafael Bouzas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anselmo Cirulli having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 狄夕远 to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, 狄夕远 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esquadrão Lusitano's supporters crossed their fingers, but 狄夕远 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Anselmo Cirulli managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Esquadrão Lusitano's Rafael Bouzas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 58th minute, 狄夕远 made a precise shot to the right of Anselmo Cirulli. AC Roma's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC Roma's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bähräm Abduläzimov was slow to take the kick. During this time Esquadrão Lusitano's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Esquadrão Lusitano's 狄夕远 to fire away a dangerous shot which Anselmo Cirulli despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Anselmo Cirulli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 狄夕远, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. If Rafael Bouzas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Esquadrão Lusitano's 狄夕远 in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC Roma's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of AC Roma booed when Esquadrão Lusitano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdo Passos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yavuzalp Eroğul got free with Anselmo Cirulli in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anselmo Cirulli made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Rafael Bouzas sent off a good shot on target. In the 81st match minute, AC Roma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demetrio Vespa to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Anselmo Cirulli managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Esquadrão Lusitano's Rafael Bouzas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 84th minute 狄夕远 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Cirulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 0-5 became the score in the 88th minute when 狄夕远 elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 91st match minute, AC Roma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melchor Odon to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute, Esquadrão Lusitano's 狄夕远 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Anselmo Cirulli. Anselmo Cirulli yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. With his leg Anselmo Cirulli managed to avoid a goal in the 97thth minute, when Esquadrão Lusitano's Rafael Bouzas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The Esquadrão Lusitano supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Esquadrão Lusitano would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.