Official Cup

Tana dei Grigi
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joško Van Landschoot started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Joško Van Landschoot 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. Corrado Gentili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joško Van Landschoot in the 6th minute of the match. After 7 played minutes Lupi Grigi got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Disastro. Lupi Grigi's Corrado Gentili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joško Van Landschoot in the 9th minute of play. After having played for 12 minutes, Joško Van Landschoot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Twierdza Osowiec's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joško Van Landschoot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 14 minutes into the match, Lupi Grigi's goal looked a bit too open when Joško Van Landschoot came free, but Corrado Gentili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferdinando Volpe charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferdinando Volpe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ferdinando Volpe kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Corrado Gentili came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Twierdza Osowiec's Joško Van Landschoot. But to his dismay, Joško Van Landschoot quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Joško Van Landschoot sped through Lupi Grigi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Corrado Gentili. Timothy Strauss's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Corrado Gentili read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Timothy Strauss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the game, Fulvio Tristezza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lupi Grigi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Twierdza Osowiec the free kick. The supporters of Twierdza Osowiec booed when Lupi Grigi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fulvio Tristezza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ediz Türk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 33 played minutes Lupi Grigi got a freekick which was hit by Edoardo Campese. 34 minutes into the match, Lupi Grigi's goal looked a bit too open when Joško Van Landschoot came free, but Corrado Gentili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joško Van Landschoot recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Corrado Gentili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joško Van Landschoot in the 39th minute of the match. The supporters of Lupi Grigi booed when Twierdza Osowiec was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joško Van Landschoot didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Lupi Grigi getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Francesco Granati hit a great ball. After 44 played minutes Twierdza Osowiec got a freekick which was hit by Ediz Türk. After the first half Twierdza Osowiec were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ferdinando Volpe to strike the kick off in the second half. The Twierdza Osowiec fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when Twierdza Osowiec's Joško Van Landschoot looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 57 minutes into the game, Joško Van Landschoot lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Corrado Gentili. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joško Van Landschoot in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Corrado Gentili prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joško Van Landschoot got free with Corrado Gentili in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 69th match minute, Lupi Grigi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franco Persichetti to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Timothy Strauss left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Twierdza Osowiec fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. The crowd rose to their feet as Joško Van Landschoot kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Corrado Gentili. That made the score 0-6 in the 76 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joško Van Landschoot got free with Corrado Gentili in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game was made by Edoardo Campese with Francesco Granati as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Corrado Gentili made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Joško Van Landschoot sent off a good shot on target. In the 92ndth minute of the game Joško Van Landschoot who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lupi Grigi's Corrado Gentili was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joško Van Landschoot could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Corrado Gentili made a huge save. The Lupi Grigi fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Twierdza Osowiec were clearly better and deserved to take the win.