Official Cup

Pier Luigi Penzo
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rahim Atif kicked off to start the match. Tsubasa Ozora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aziz Daoudi having to interfere. Maximino Guillerme struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Aziz Daoudi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezia FC. Aziz Daoudi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Bazkoare, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aziz Daoudi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tsubasa Ozora in the 10th minute of play. With his leg Aziz Daoudi managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Venezia FC's Julian Ekialde fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 11 minutes into the game, Julian Ekialde lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Aziz Daoudi. After 14 played minutes Marrakech FC got a freekick which was hit by Jamil El Hamdaoui. The Venezia FC fans' excitement grew in the 16th match minute when Venezia FC's Tito Ramírez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Roberto Abbondanzieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saif Loutfi in the 21st minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Aziz Daoudi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julian Ekialde. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Ekialde in the 27th minute of play forced Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Aziz Daoudi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Venezia FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Flavio Bazkoare hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Aziz Daoudi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tito Ramírez. 34 minutes into the match, Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Aziz Daoudi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julian Ekialde. Yaya Toure struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Aziz Daoudi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezia FC. In the 46th minute, Julian Ekialde made a precise shot to the right of Aziz Daoudi. Marrakech FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Julian Ekialde stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Aziz Daoudi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Ekialde in the 57th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Marrakech FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tito Ramírez came free, but Aziz Daoudi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aziz Daoudi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Ekialde in the 61st minute of the match. Venezia FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Maximino Guillerme in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the game, Venezia FC's Julian Ekialde nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aziz Daoudi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 67 minutes into the game, Tsubasa Ozora was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezia FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Marrakech FC the free kick. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Tito Ramírez put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Aziz Daoudi. In the 75th minute Julian Ekialde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aziz Daoudi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aziz Daoudi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tito Ramírez in the 76th minute of play. After some careless play in the Marrakech FC defense, Tito Ramírez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aziz Daoudi. The Marrakech FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aziz Daoudi should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Venezia FC's zone, Rahim Atif stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Abbondanzieri came out of the goal and Rahim Atif tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aziz Daoudi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tito Ramírez went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Aziz Daoudi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tito Ramírez in the 91st minute of the match. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Aziz Daoudi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Venezia FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.