Official Cup

Fortaleza de Progra
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Olando Liendo started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alessio Troiani during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Aversa's Alessio Troiani got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute, Alessio Troiani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aversa's goalkeeper Dave Bassani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dave Bassani was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Olando Liendo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Olando Liendo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Delmiro Sola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Dave Bassani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dave Bassani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olando Liendo in the 15th minute. 18 minutes into the game, Concetto Betti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aversa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Programayin the free kick. After a rather tough play, Aversa's Concetto Betti got a free kick in the 18th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Quico Buenaga got free with Dave Bassani in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 24 minutes into the match, Programayin's goal looked a bit too open when Alessio Galliani came free, but Eguen Catalan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Delmiro Sola charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Delmiro Sola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Delmiro Sola hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aversa's goalkeeper Dave Bassani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Bemabe Alzola fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Programayin's protests and gave Bemabe Alzola a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st minute, Bemabe Alzola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Programayin's Eguen Catalan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessio Galliani in the 32nd minute of play. Alessio Troiani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dave Bassani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delmiro Sola in the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to Programayin getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Valiente Gascon hit a great ball. Concetto Betti hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. If Delmiro Sola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Concetto Betti to strike the kick off in the second half. Bemabe Alzola hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the match, Concetto Betti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eguen Catalan. Programayin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Concetto Betti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Quico Buenaga struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Dave Bassani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Programayin. Dave Bassani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quico Buenaga in the 70th minute of play. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aversa's goalkeeper Dave Bassani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 79 minutes, Quico Buenaga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Programayin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Quico Buenaga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Delmiro Sola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Dave Bassani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Programayin's Walter-Adrián Colmenares got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Aversa getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Amos Zaccardi hit a great ball. In the 88th minute, Concetto Betti 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. In the 91st minute Delmiro Sola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Bassani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Aversa getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Alessio Troiani hit a great ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.