Official Cup

DEMIRHAN PARK
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrea Colelli took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to AC DeMiRHaN getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Alex Hatcher hit a great ball. In the 10th minute of the match Diego Eboli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hans McCann skillfully saved the ball. Wilber Castaneda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Ciro Tornese made a huge save. Wilber Castaneda received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ciro Tornese came out and tried to block the shot, but Wilber Castaneda slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 17th minute. Hans McCann came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Saucho's Claudio Bianco. But to his dismay, Claudio Bianco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After having played for 32 minutes, Todd Hamilton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC DeMiRHaN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Todd Hamilton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Eduardo Hinkle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wilber Castaneda stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match, Andrea Colelli tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hans McCann saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 57 minutes into the match, Wilber Castaneda notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Saucho's Ciro Tornese. Ciro Tornese was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. AC DeMiRHaN's defense didn't have a chance, in the 63rd minute, when Andrea Colelli scored to the left of an out of position Hans McCann, making the score, 2-2. In the 67th minute Eduardo Hinkle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Tornese saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilber Castaneda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Tornese having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Franco Colangelo during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Franco Colangelo kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Franco Colangelo hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Landon Patton's late challenge caught a Saucho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Landon Patton helped the player get up and apologised. Landon Patton hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After 85 played minutes Saucho got a freekick which was hit by Carlo Restaino. 89 minutes into the game, Andrea Colelli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saucho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC DeMiRHaN the free kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Todd Hamilton during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AC DeMiRHaN getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Todd Hamilton hit a great ball. Emiliano Colombo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hans McCann read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th minute Saucho were awarded a corner. Arrigo Braccia went to the cornerflag to take it. Emiliano Colombo made a great header on Saucho's corner, it was just that AC DeMiRHaN's Hans McCann managed to reach the ball for a save. Through an outstanding action, after 98 minutes, Hans McCann successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.