Official Cup

Zurlo Arena
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Zurlo Team's Attilio Mammarella 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. Efim Lentovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amos Valcareggi having to interfere. The supporters of FC Barcelona Lassa booed when Zurlo Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fausto Silvestre didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zurlo Team's Amos Valcareggi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitaliy Tinkov in the 5th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vitaliy Tinkov in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amos Valcareggi saved Zurlo Team from getting behind. In the 12th match minute, Zurlo Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Silvestre to maneuver through the defense. Zurlo Team's Amos Valcareggi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zinoviy Kornilov in the 13th minute of play. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Barcelona Lassa! FC Barcelona Lassa:s Svyatoslav Botvinnikov showed great skill when he stopped Wasyl Misiorowski:s penalty. Amos Valcareggi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timofey Ilyuhin in the 17th minute of the match. Efim Lentovskiy scored 1-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amos Valcareggi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Efim Lentovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Attilio Mammarella could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Svyatoslav Botvinnikov made a huge save. Wasyl Misiorowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Wasyl Misiorowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Svyatoslav Botvinnikov was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Zinoviy Kornilov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Amos Valcareggi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 42 minutes, Wasyl Misiorowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zurlo Team and the FC Barcelona Lassa players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 42 played minutes Zurlo Team got a freekick which was hit by Wasyl Misiorowski. In the 46th minute Attilio Mammarella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svyatoslav Botvinnikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Zurlo Team getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Shantala Villamediana hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Timofey Ilyuhin hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Svyatoslav Botvinnikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wasyl Misiorowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 63rd match minute, FC Barcelona Lassa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilya Abramov to maneuver through the defense. Zurlo Team made a substitution. Fabrizio Giorda replaced Alfredo Alfani. After a rather tough play, FC Barcelona Lassa's Ilya Abramov got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Wasyl Misiorowski hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vitaliy Tinkov in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amos Valcareggi saved Zurlo Team from getting behind. In the 67th match minute, FC Barcelona Lassa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oles Byshovets to maneuver through the defense. Svyatoslav Botvinnikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wasyl Misiorowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timofey Ilyuhin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zurlo Team's Amos Valcareggi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Zurlo Team from getting a goal against them. After 91 played minutes FC Barcelona Lassa got a freekick which was hit by Prokl Bogatikov. In the 93rdth minute of the game Attilio Mammarella who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Barcelona Lassa's Svyatoslav Botvinnikov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 94 minutes, Timofey Ilyuhin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Barcelona Lassa and the Zurlo Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Barcelona Lassa's Timofey Ilyuhin got a free kick in the 94th minute. FC Barcelona Lassa's Svyatoslav Botvinnikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Mammarella in the 95th minute of play. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zurlo Team's goalkeeper Amos Valcareggi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zurlo Team's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.