Official Cup

Napoli stadium
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Deon Hudson kicked off to start the match. Gianluigi Buffone stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Lenzi's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fernando Prestes in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gianluigi Buffone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bruno Lenzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Lenzi came free, but Gianluigi Buffone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FALCÕES VERDES getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Nelsinho Ferreira hit a great ball. Gianluigi Buffone stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Lenzi's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 25 minutes into the game, Isaltino Castro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gianluigi Buffone was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Isaltino Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Isaltino Castro came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the FALCÕES VERDES fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Isaltino Castro couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelsinho Ferreira in the 35th minute of play forced Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Isaltino Castro 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. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Bruno Lenzi put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Gianluigi Buffone. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Lenzi in the 41st minute of play forced Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaltino Castro in the 43rd minute of play forced Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 44 played minutes FALCÕES VERDES got a freekick which was hit by Richard Vieira. After the first half FALCÕES VERDES were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bruno Lenzi to make the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 56th minute of the game. One of FALCÕES VERDES:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Astreix&ObelixSoccer:s goal. Astreix&ObelixSoccer made a substitution. Derek Noble replaced Rory Reading. After having played for 66 minutes, Ramón Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FALCÕES VERDES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramón Carvalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Lenzi in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gianluigi Buffone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 72 minutes into the match, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Lenzi came free, but Gianluigi Buffone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FALCÕES VERDES's Bruno Lenzi got a free kick in the 77th minute. Gianluigi Buffone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Lenzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. FALCÕES VERDES's Bruno Lenzi got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Tommy Speed came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Astreix&ObelixSoccer fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tommy Speed couldn't finish the play. In the 90th minute Rodney Braithwaite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan dos Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluigi Buffone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bruno Lenzi in the 92nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bruno Lenzi in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gianluigi Buffone saved Astreix&ObelixSoccer from getting behind. A collision led to Astreix&ObelixSoccer getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Rodney Braithwaite hit a great ball. When the match was over FALCÕES VERDES could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Astreix&ObelixSoccer throughout the match.