Official Cup

FIUME IN PIENA
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Teodoro Cordera made the kick off and thus started the match. Noqueces FC's attentive Leon Lauaxeta managed to snatch the ball when Eugenios Dokas made a throw-in in the 6th minute of the game. 11 minutes into the match, Fiume Veneto's goal looked a bit too open when Teodoro Cordera came free, but Benji Price reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Cristoforo Volpe notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Noqueces FC's Igor Cordaro. Igor Cordaro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Cristoforo Volpe took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Igor Cordaro to make any attempt to save it. In the 29th minute, Cristoforo Volpe reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Igor Cordaro. The goal made the score 4-0. Noqueces FC's Igor Cordaro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Noqueces FC from getting a goal against them. 35 minutes into the game, Rico Taha threw the ball into play from the sideline. Noqueces FC's Leonardo Oinatz quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 37th minute Teodoro Cordera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benji Price saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noqueces FC were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Fiume Veneto's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leon Lauaxeta took the corner. After taking down the ball on Noqueces FC's corner Leon Lauaxeta fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Benji Price quite easily take care of the ball. Noqueces FC's Igor Cordaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristoforo Volpe in the 39th minute of play. Noqueces FC's Santo Blasi got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Noqueces FC booed when Fiume Veneto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefan Jonasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leon Lauaxeta missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 45 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Benji Price right hand side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

Fiume Veneto's Cristiano Graziano was substituted for Narcis Fărcășan. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristoforo Volpe to make the kick off. Narciso Gasteiz hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Lenders in the 55th minute of play forced Noqueces FC's goalkeeper Igor Cordaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noqueces FC's Justino Kusko was substituted for Teodoro Cordera. Noqueces FC's Fernando Artaldo was substituted for Jurand Filanowski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benicio Izquierdo in the 63rd minute of play forced Fiume Veneto's goalkeeper Benji Price to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th match minute, Fiume Veneto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Jonasson to maneuver through the defense. Cristiano Graziano took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Igor Cordaro. Igor Cordaro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. 77 minutes into the match, Cristoforo Volpe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Igor Cordaro. Noqueces FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristoforo Volpe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. When Fiume Veneto's Cristoforo Volpe in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Noqueces FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 86th minute, Mark Lenders hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Igor Cordaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Graziano in the 90th minute of play. Igor Cordaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Graziano in the 91st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justino Kusko got free with Benji Price in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. For all the effort they put into the match, the Noqueces FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Fiume Veneto.