Prized/Friendly Cup

Saliceto Panaro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amedeo Giancola kicked off to start the match. Arturo Zapolski scored 1-0 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Corrado Contestabile, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hyblae FC's Corrado Contestabile played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Zapolski in the 6th minute of play. Thiago Leiva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amedeo Giancola's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. LEBEG Team's Thiago Leiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferruccio Festuccia in the 12th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Amedeo Giancola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thiago Leiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arturo Zapolski in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Corrado Contestabile prevented the ball from getting in the gole. LEBEG Team's Joel Coimbra quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jedrzej Pozorski, made in the 25th minute of the game. LEBEG Team's Arturo Zapolski got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Corrado Contestabile showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Zapolski, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. LEBEG Team were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Hyblae FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bolli Boll took the corner. The corner led LEBEG Team's Bolli Boll to fire away a dangerous shot which Corrado Contestabile despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Andrea Pasciu made a great header on Hyblae FC's corner, it was just that LEBEG Team's Thiago Leiva managed to reach the ball for a save. 47 minutes into the game, LEBEG Team's Arturo Zapolski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Corrado Contestabile made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arturo Zapolski to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Arturo Zapolski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Corrado Contestabile. Hyblae FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arturo Zapolski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Thiago Leiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Pasciu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Federico Marsilio hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 63 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Arturo Zapolski sped through Hyblae FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Corrado Contestabile. In the 71st minute Eigirdas Burnickas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thiago Leiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Arturo Zapolski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amedeo Giancola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Thiago Leiva made a huge save. In the 90th minute, Arturo Zapolski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LEBEG Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Hyblae FC's Corrado Contestabile played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Zapolski in the 97th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Hyblae FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LEBEG Team.