Official Cup

Batavia DC
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damiano Nicolini started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damiano Nicolini in the 4th minute of play forced Batavia's goalkeeper Ruben Librado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα fans' excitement grew in the 4th match minute when §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Damiano Nicolini 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Batavia getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Vladimiro Ihintza hit a great ball. Damiano Nicolini's late challenge caught a Batavia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Damiano Nicolini helped the player get up and apologised. Damiano Nicolini kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Ruben Librado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damiano Nicolini, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Batavia's Fulgencio Jaizki got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 28th minute Damiano Nicolini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Librado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 minutes of play, §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Felice Romanese made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ruben Librado was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Elia Di Nino got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Jaizki came free, but Cristiano Iacobucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Modesto Kaiet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cristiano Iacobucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruben Librado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damiano Nicolini in the 42nd minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Modesto Kaiet to make the kick off. Modesto Kaiet kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Segundo Baumar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Batavia's zone, Felice Romanese stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruben Librado came out of the goal and Felice Romanese tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Ferruccio Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 66 in the game by Damiano Nicolini from a close distance when the talented Ruben Librado managed to make a qualified save. Batavia's players were relieved. Batavia's Mauricio Cedro got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Modesto Kaiet in the 75th minute of play forced §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's goalkeeper Cristiano Iacobucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Modesto Kaiet got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Damiano Nicolini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ruben Librado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Ruben Librado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Lio, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Batavia's Modesto Kaiet got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Modesto Kaiet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Cristiano Iacobucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Modesto Kaiet in the 96th minute of play.