Official Cup

Stadio E Scida
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Severino Messias started the match with the kick off. Ramón Abreu made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Cristiano Chitarroni sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Kroton F.C.'s Severino Messias got a free kick in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea Tofani in the 18th minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Martin Eriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Eriksson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Metin Tekin, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Patrick Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristiano Chitarroni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, PomeziaRamblers's Bruno Scibilia got a free kick in the 29th minute. Martin Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Metin Tekin in the 31st minute of the match. Martin Eriksson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Scibilia, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Martin Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Metin Tekin in the 35th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the game, PomeziaRamblers's Metin Tekin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Martin Eriksson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 42nd minute of the match PomeziaRamblers got a corner. Kroton F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nils Øvstebø ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Andrea Tofani got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-3. 43 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Scibilia in the 46th minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Martin Eriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Kroton F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. PomeziaRamblers were winning 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Metin Tekin made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Kroton F.C.'s zone, Aurelio Frabetti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Eriksson came out of the goal and Aurelio Frabetti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Martin Eriksson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Metin Tekin in the 57th minute of play. When Kroton F.C.'s Severino Messias in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PomeziaRamblers's goalie prevented a goal. Martin Eriksson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristoforo Toccaceli in the 60th minute. Martin Eriksson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bruno Scibilia in the 62nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Patrick Vieira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kroton F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Patrick Vieira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramón Abreu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Severino Messias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ramón Abreu was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Ramón Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Messias in the 68th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, PomeziaRamblers's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Messias came free, but Ramón Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Scibilia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. PomeziaRamblers's Biagio Pavlu was substituted for Nils Øvstebø. In the 77th minute of the match, Andrea Tofani tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Martin Eriksson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Metin Tekin got free with Martin Eriksson in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ramón Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kroton F.C. were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after PomeziaRamblers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Patrick Vieira took the corner. The corner led Kroton F.C.'s Patrick Vieira to fire away a dangerous shot which Ramón Abreu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a little luck, Kroton F.C.'s Martin Eriksson got control of the ball when Bruno Scibilia tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Severino Messias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ramón Abreu was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Andrea Tofani struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Martin Eriksson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PomeziaRamblers. Martin Eriksson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristoforo Toccaceli showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 95 minute of play.