Official Cup

Tana dei Grigi
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francesco Minati started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camillo Bocchi in the 4th minute of play forced Lupi Grigi's goalkeeper Amedeo Nazzaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute, Claudio Antico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Camillo Bocchi came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the FC Mims fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Camillo Bocchi couldn't finish the play. In the 8th minute, Cosimo Sarnelli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amedeo Nazzaro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 11th minute Biagio Ottavi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armin Pozzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Biagio Lampa got in the 17th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Amedeo Nazzaro handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. After 18 minutes, Aurelio Brambilla mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Mims and the Lupi Grigi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Amedeo Nazzaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Biagio Lampa, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Amedeo Nazzaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camillo Bocchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudio Antico during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Claudio Antico hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Camillo Bocchi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Domenico Nobili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francesco Minati charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francesco Minati the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. FC Mims were furious when Fabrizio Di Martino was red carded, 33 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of Lupi Grigi booed when FC Mims was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabrizio Di Martino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amedeo Nazzaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Sarnelli in the 36th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lupi Grigi's Francesco Minati got a free kick in the 41st minute. A collision led to Lupi Grigi getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Andrea Allegretti hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aurelio Brambilla made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Andrea Allegretti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. During the 60th minute of the match Claudio Antico completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Claudio Antico a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Cosimo Sarnelli might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amedeo Nazzaro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cosimo Sarnelli ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Lupi Grigi getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Domenico Nobili hit a great ball. In the 76th minute, Biagio Lampa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arturo Tozzi hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. If Aurelio Brambilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amedeo Nazzaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Biagio Lampa, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Lupi Grigi's defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when Biagio Lampa scored to the left of an out of position Amedeo Nazzaro, making the score, 0-2. In the 94th minute, Fabiano Selvi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute of the match Dario Lepre shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amedeo Nazzaro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Lupi Grigi fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Mims were clearly better and deserved to take the win.