Official Cup

C.S. Comunale
Spectators: 185 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Henrique da Fonseca started the match with the kick off. Calenzano's Carmine Cimino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roben Petralanda in the 3rd minute of play. Donato Raiola struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. David Seaman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Calenzano. In the 9th minute Roben Petralanda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carmine Cimino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Henrique da Fonseca put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Carmine Cimino. If Donato Raiola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Donato Raiola recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Renzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Seaman was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the match, MeioBilhão EmCaixaJuniors's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Del Prete came free, but David Seaman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Seaman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Renzi in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Henrique da Fonseca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MeioBilhão EmCaixaJuniors fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 46 minutes into the match, MeioBilhão EmCaixaJuniors's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Renzi came free, but David Seaman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roben Petralanda in the 48th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Carmine Cimino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Calenzano players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. MeioBilhão EmCaixaJuniors were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Ernesto Renzi made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Ernesto Renzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Seaman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 51 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MeioBilhão EmCaixaJuniors! After some careless play in the MeioBilhão EmCaixaJuniors defense, Franco Del Prete kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Seaman. The MeioBilhão EmCaixaJuniors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Seaman should have stopped the shot. In the 59th minute, Roben Petralanda made a precise shot to the right of Carmine Cimino. Calenzano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. David Seaman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Donato Raiola went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. After 67 played minutes Calenzano got a freekick which was hit by Emanuele Di Liddo. Roben Petralanda charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roben Petralanda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th match minute, MeioBilhão EmCaixaJuniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roben Petralanda to maneuver through the defense. David Seaman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Raiola in the 74th minute of play. David Seaman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Renzi in the 79th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Franco Del Prete had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of David Seaman. MeioBilhão EmCaixaJuniors's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Franco Del Prete was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. In the 83rd minute, Ernesto Renzi made a precise shot to the right of David Seaman. MeioBilhão EmCaixaJuniors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. 87 minutes into the match, Roben Petralanda sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Carmine Cimino threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Roben Petralanda this time. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernesto Renzi in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Seaman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Renzi in the 97th minute of play forced MeioBilhão EmCaixaJuniors's goalkeeper David Seaman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.