Official Cup

FIUME IN PIENA
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bianco Masi started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Edoardo Rago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bianco Masi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Taco Joppets read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Taco Joppets made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bianco Masi in the 13th minute. In the 20th minute of the game Mathijs de Vries made a throw-in which Gerjan de Visser played forward. In the 23rd match minute, Fiume Veneto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmondo Urbani to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Fiume Veneto's Edoardo Rago got a free kick in the 29th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bianco Masi got free with Taco Joppets in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edmondo Urbani kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Niek Witting shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camillo Malatesta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Camillo Malatesta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niek Witting in the 41st minute of play. Bianco Masi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Taco Joppets made a huge save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Niek Witting to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Fiume Veneto's Emilio Esposito got a free kick in the 51st minute. Taco Joppets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bianco Masi in the 55th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Fiume Veneto's Bianco Masi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Taco Joppets narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 70 minutes of play, Fiume Veneto's Bianco Masi made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Taco Joppets was left in no man's land by his defense there! Taco Joppets came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Fiume Veneto's Bianco Masi. But to his dismay, Bianco Masi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After 82 minutes, Bianco Masi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fiume Veneto and the FFC Merainies 03 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Fiume Veneto getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Bianco Masi hit a great ball. If Bianco Masi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leon Derksen hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. FFC Merainies 03's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Fiume Veneto had won, even though FFC Merainies 03 had held more of the ball.