Official Cup

Wanzbach Sportpark
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antonio Teodori kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Achille Fiordelisi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Uwe Kuinke. A sloppy throw-in by Concetto Lauri in the 5th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Poli Timisoara's André Discher. In the 9th minute, Uwe Kuinke ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Achille Fiordelisi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Poli Timisoara's Simon Friedmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Paoletti in the 18th minute of play. Francesco Giorgi's late challenge caught a Poli Timisoara's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francesco Giorgi helped the player get up and apologised. Francesco Giorgi hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, Antonio Teodori had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Friedmann. Poli Timisoara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonio Teodori was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Achille Fiordelisi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justin Kulovitz in the 24th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Aurelio Terrasi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Simon Friedmann was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Simon Friedmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Paoletti, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Cristiano Passalacqua kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Poli Timisoara's Rouven König broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Antonio Teodori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Poli Timisoara's André Discher got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute of the match Concetto Lauri shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Simon Friedmann showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Rouven König hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Simon Friedmann came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Talenti Roma Calcio's Antonio Teodori. But to his dismay, Antonio Teodori quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Justin Kulovitz made the kick off in the second half. Talenti Roma Calcio's Aurelio Terrasi got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dave Paoletti struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Simon Friedmann didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Talenti Roma Calcio. In the 56th minute Antonio Teodori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Friedmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Poli Timisoara getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Thomas Polster hit a great ball. After 59 played minutes Talenti Roma Calcio got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Teodori. Simon Friedmann was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Antonio Teodori capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Antonio Teodori really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. In the 66th minute, Justin Kulovitz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Poli Timisoara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justin Kulovitz in the 70th minute of play forced Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Achille Fiordelisi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonio Teodori got free with Simon Friedmann in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justin Kulovitz in the 74th minute of play forced Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Achille Fiordelisi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Talenti Roma Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Uwe Kuinke came free, but Achille Fiordelisi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. André Discher hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 81st match minute, Talenti Roma Calcio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Passalacqua to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute of the match Rouven König shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Achille Fiordelisi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Uwe Kuinke recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Aurelio Terrasi took a quick shot and it went in 2-5 without a chance for Simon Friedmann to make any attempt to save it. The Poli Timisoara supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Talenti Roma Calcio's performance. The match ended with a win for Talenti Roma Calcio.