Official Cup

Stadio E Scida
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Severino Messias got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rickard Örtendahl got free with Mai Namer in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mai Namer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Buonanno in the 7th minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Martin Eriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12th play minutes Cristiano Chitarroni shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Mai Namer and just under the crossbar into goal. Mai Namer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kroton F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Krister Gustavsson was slow to take the kick. During this time Football Club Kekke's players had a chance to rest. Mai Namer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristiano Chitarroni in the 26th minute. Martin Eriksson came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Football Club Kekke's Diego Buonanno. But to his dismay, Diego Buonanno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 32 minutes into the game, Cristiano Chitarroni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kroton F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Football Club Kekke the free kick. After a rather tough play, Kroton F.C.'s Cristiano Chitarroni got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After 36 played minutes Kroton F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Paolo Cannavaro. Kroton F.C.'s Martin Eriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Nyberg in the 38th minute of play. Martin Eriksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Spets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the game, Camillo Pavlu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kroton F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Football Club Kekke the free kick. After having played for 46 minutes, Diego Buonanno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Football Club Kekke's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diego Buonanno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Florens á Neystabø made a kick off. When Florens á Neystabø in the 63rd play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Martin Eriksson kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-2 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Football Club Kekke made a substitution. Kamil Kılıçdaroğlu replaced Erik Spets. Mai Namer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Mai Namer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Ola Biörkman fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 76th match minute, Football Club Kekke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florens á Neystabø to maneuver through the defense. Football Club Kekke's Florens á Neystabø got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Vieira in the 80th minute of play forced Football Club Kekke's goalkeeper Mai Namer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 82 in the game by Florens á Neystabø from a close distance when the talented Martin Eriksson managed to make a qualified save. Kroton F.C.'s players were relieved. Mai Namer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Vieira in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Patrick Vieira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mai Namer was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 89th minute Florens á Neystabø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Eriksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mai Namer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the game, Kroton F.C.'s Severino Messias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mai Namer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Football Club Kekke players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Kroton F.C..