Official Cup

TZ19 Elite Stadium
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Enrico Altobelli took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Kirk in the 8th minute of play forced ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s goalkeeper Emiliano Perazzolo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Leigh AFC's goalkeeper Frankie Higgins had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camillo Melani. Emiliano Perazzolo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrew Colman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carter Lizzi's late challenge caught a Leigh AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carter Lizzi helped the player get up and apologised. Frankie Higgins made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Ferruccio Petrini sent off a good shot on target. 14 minutes into the game, Ferruccio Petrini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leigh AFC the free kick. Louis Downs might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emiliano Perazzolo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Louis Downs ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andrew Colman in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emiliano Perazzolo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Andrew Colman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leigh AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrew Colman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emiliano Perazzolo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th minute Lucas Kirk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Perazzolo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Louis Downs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emiliano Perazzolo came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Leigh AFC's Dave Ronson. But to his dismay, Dave Ronson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Arrigo Verdecchia charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arrigo Verdecchia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leigh AFC made a substitution. Jo Currie replaced Andrew Colman. After a rather tough play, ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s Arrigo Verdecchia got a free kick in the 37th minute. Leigh AFC's Frankie Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrico Altobelli in the 40th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jo Currie to strike the kick off in the second half. Louis Downs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Perazzolo having to interfere. Ricky Anson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Perazzolo having to interfere. Jo Currie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Emiliano Perazzolo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Leigh AFC's Jonathan Porter got a free kick in the 67th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Leigh AFC's Jo Currie sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emiliano Perazzolo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 74th minute, Jo Currie 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. Emiliano Perazzolo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jo Currie in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute of the match Leigh AFC got a corner. ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Louis Downs ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 83 played minutes Leigh AFC got a freekick which was hit by Paddy Fieldwick. In the 84th minute of the match Cesare Maranzano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Frankie Higgins showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Emiliano Perazzolo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Louis Downs went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score.