Official Cup

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Efrain Evis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sao Brasola's Anthony Falcioni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Evis in the 7th minute of play. Anthony Falcioni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Manerov in the 10th minute of the match. Tony Manerov scored 0-2 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anthony Falcioni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Anthony Falcioni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Manerov, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Armin Biondi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sao Brasola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Gamberro the free kick. After 18 played minutes Sao Brasola got a freekick which was hit by Ettore Bertini. In the 24th minute, Efrain Evis made a precise shot to the right of Anthony Falcioni. Sao Brasola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Anthony Falcioni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Venancio Sarracino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adriano Gagliano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximino Ieltxu having to interfere. Venancio Sarracino scored 0-4 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anthony Falcioni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 36 minutes into the match, Tony Manerov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anthony Falcioni. Sao Brasola's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tony Manerov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Anthony Falcioni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Manerov, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Efrain Evis came free, but Anthony Falcioni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Adriano Gagliano made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Sao Brasola's Anthony Falcioni got control of the ball when Efrain Evis tried to sneak it across the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Efrain Evis came free, but Anthony Falcioni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sao Brasola's Anthony Falcioni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Orti in the 56th minute of play. Anthony Falcioni made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Efrain Evis sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th minute of the match, Efrain Evis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Anthony Falcioni was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 61st minute Venancio Sarracino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anthony Falcioni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Efrain Evis came free, but Anthony Falcioni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Venancio Sarracino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anthony Falcioni. Sao Brasola's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Venancio Sarracino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Deportivo Gamberro's Nicasio Cordaro was substituted for Tony Manerov. The supporters of Sao Brasola booed when Deportivo Gamberro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efrain Evis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Venancio Sarracino came free, but Anthony Falcioni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Anthony Falcioni successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 74 minutes into the match, Efrain Evis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Anthony Falcioni, 0-8. Venancio Sarracino took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anthony Falcioni. Anthony Falcioni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. After a rather tough play, Sao Brasola's Anthony Tristezza got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Nicasio Cordaro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Gamberro's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicasio Cordaro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anthony Falcioni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Biagio Rucci charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Biagio Rucci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 87th match minute, Sao Brasola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Rucci to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Venancio Sarracino in the 92nd minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Anthony Falcioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Deportivo Gamberro's Venancio Sarracino slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Anthony Falcioni. That made the score 0-10 after 94 minutes of play. When the final whistle sounded Deportivo Gamberro left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sao Brasola.