1999 - BOLZANO
GIANTS Bolzano 14 vs Lions Bergamo 49
TEAMS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | TOTAL |
GIANTS | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
LIONS | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
1° QUARTO
Kick off Lions
I Giants tentano subito il td con una stupenda option, da House a Tillotson tutto solo, ma la palla gli sfugge per poco. I Giants fanno fumble e Franzini lo ricopre danno la palla in attacco ai bergamaschi sulle 25 Giants. Due giochi ed e' meta, Rush corre per 18 yards e Crowley per altre 7, td Lions. 6-0
PAT da un punto di Marone e 7-0 Lions.
I Giants ripartono con una splendida corsa di 68 yards di House, ma.....fallo, corsa annullata e drive che finisce con un punt.
La palla ritorna ai bergamaschi, Crowley lancia per 5 yards a Verzeri che ne aggiunge altre 32 e segna il secondo td della serata. PAT di Marone e punteggio sul 14-0.
I Giants non si danno per vinti e House ritorna il kick off per 60 yards fino alle 17 dei Lions. Due sack bergamaschi (Salonen e Bellora) ed una corsa improduttiva costringono ancora i bolzanini al punt.
Rush viene bloccato bene dalla difesa Giants, la copertura sui passaggi e' ottima ed anche i Lions sono costretti ad allontanare la palla con un punt che House ritorna per 55 yards.
2° QUARTO
Il drive Giants si conclude con l'ennesimo punt sulle 20 yards Lions.
Rush corre per 16 yards fino alle 36 Lions. Su tentativo di passaggio di Crowley c'e' un fallo che porta i Lions sulle 39 Giants, ma i bergamaschi non concludono nulla e puntano.
I Giants fanno fatica a muovere la palla, e un sack di Quarenghi (-9 yards) costringe i bolzanini ad un punt che pero' non allontana di molto i bergamaschi.
Crowley mette la palla in aria e trova Alalampi (13 yards) portando l'offense a 7 yards dal td, ma abbondano le flag. Alla fine del consulto arbitrale viene espulso il 44 Giants (Angeli). I Lions riprendono il gioco con una reverse di 15 yards che porta in td Nummi. PAT di Marone buono e punteggio sul 21-0 per i Lions.
I Giants provano ad accorciare le distanze, riportano il kick off per 40 yards (Tillotson)e riescono a chiudere un quarto down con House sulle 29 Lions. Un sack diCastellano (-13 yards) li riporta indietro, ma grazie a due screen pass su House ritornano a giocare un quarto e inches che sempre House trasforma in un primo e dieci sulle 16 Lions. Un buon passaggio di Marcello Lio porta i Giants sulle 5 yards ed ancora con un pass su Bellanca i Giants segnano il primo td della partita e riducono le distanze 21-6. PAT di Gennaro buono e punteggio 21-7.
I Lions riprendono il gioco dalle 50 yards con uno screen su Rush che si inventa una corsa di 35 yards (miglior gioco della partita) e si ferma sulle 15 di Bolzano. Ancora Rush, ancora screen ed ancora td per i Lions, 27-7. Pat di Marone buono siamo sul 28-7 per i bergamaschi.
Mancano tre secondi alla fine del quarto e all'half time, ma i Giants ci voglio provare lo stesso. Lio passa lungo su Tillotson che inventa una incredibile ricezione, corre e viene fermato sulle 15 yards Lions dopo 65 yards dalla linea di scrimmage.
3° QUARTO
Kick off Giants e palla sulle 20 Lions.
Palla a Rush, 80 yards di corsa e td del running back bergamasco, 34-7. PAT di Marone good e punteggio sul 35-7 e partita virtualmente finita.
I Giants tentano di rimanere in partita, ma questa volta la conversione del quarto fallisce e la palla ritorna ai Lions.
Sack di Gennaro (-10 yards) su Castellani (Crowley e' in panchina per una botta subita a fine secondo quarto) che costringe i Lions al punt.
I Giants ripartono da meta' campo con un passaggio di Lio a Bellanca (11 yards), ma un sack di Magni (-10yards) sul quarto down restituisce la palla ai Lions.
4° QUARTO
Ormai Rush e' il protagonista della serata, tre corse (20, 14, 1 yard) ed e' ancora td che con la trasformazione di Marone porta il risultato del Superbowl sul 42-7.
I Giants meritano molto di piu' dei 7 punti segnati fin'ora e lo dimostrano con un bel drive che inizia con un kick off return di 60 yards di Tillotson e finisce con un passaggio di 24 yards di Lio a Bellanca (al suo secondo td della partita). Gennaro trasforma e siamo 42-14 per i Lions.
La partita si conclude con il quarto td di Rush (38 yards di corsa), Marone non sbaglia l'ennesima trasformazione e la partita si chiude sul 49-14 per i Lions che vincono il loro terzo titolo (secondo consecutivo).
1999 - ITALY CUP (PRIMO TORNEO DI FOOTBALL A 9) In collaborazione con la Commissione Tecnica FIAF ed il Comitato Nazionale ARbitri, la Federazione Italiana American Football ha elaborato una proposta di torneo a 9 giocatori denominato "Italy Cup 1999". Il torneo denominato "Italy Cup 1999", organizzato con la collaborazione dell'AICS nazionale, si svolger� sperimentalmente, con nove giocatori in campo, e con le sole modifiche regolamentari, rispetto al football ad 11, relative alle dimensioni del campo, al numero minmo di giocatori a roster (18) e della formazione d'attacco posizionato sulla Linea di Scrimmage (5), alla regola relativa alla trasformazione dopo il Touchdown ed alla eliminazione del Field Goal. Vengono indicati di seguito la composizione dei gironi ed il calendario elaborato in collaborazione con le societ�:
Le semifinali si disputeranno tra la 1^ e la 2^ classificata dei due gironi con la formula degli incontri incrociati in casa della prima classificata 22/23-05-99 29/30-05-99 12/13-06-99 19/20-06-99 26/27-06-99
3/4-07-99 semifinali 11-07-99 Ninebowl (Cattolica o Rimini) I costi per la partecipazione al Torneo sperimentale sono stati oggetto di delibera del Consiglio Federale dell'11 Aprile 1999 e sono i seguenti:
Per ulteriori informazioni circa modalit� di versamento e presentazione delle garanzie fidejussorie, nonch� della normativa speciale che regola i trasferimenti temporanei in occasione del torneo sperimentale, contattare la segreteria FIAF |
1 LIONS Bergamo Crowley 7 run (Marone kick) 0 7
1 LIONS Bergamo Verzeri 37 pass from Crowley (Marone kick) 0 14
2 LIONS Bergamo Nummi 10 run (Marone kick) 0 21
2 GIANTS Bolzano Bellanca 5 pass from Lio (Gennaro kick) 7 21 2 LIONS Bergamo Rush 15 pass from Crowley (Marone kick) 7 28 3 LIONS Bergamo Rush 71 run (Marone kick) 7 35 4 LIONS Bergamo Rush 1 run (Marone kick) 7 42 4 GIANTS Bolzano Bellanca 34 pass from Lio (Gennaro kick) 14 42 4 LIONS Bergamo Rush 34 run (Marone kick) 14 49
Officials
Referee: Gennaro Brancaccio Umpire: Giovanni Frisiani Line Judge: Walter Perona Side Judge: Vincenzo Calandrelli Head Linesman: Jim Leonard Back Judge: Massimiliano Introini Field Judge: Antonio Bellini
1st Quarter Giants Bolzano win the toss and elected to receive. Soresini kicks from LB30 to GB26, Tillotson ret to GB27 for 1 yd Giants Bolzano 1-10-GB27 House halfback option pass to Tillotson incomplete 2-10-GB27 Lio fumbles the snap. Ball recovered by Franzini on GB25. Lions Bergamo 1-10-GB25 From the shotgun Crowley pass to Barbotti incomplete. 2-10-GB25 Rush right end to GB7 for 18 yds. First Down. 1-10-GB07 From the shotgun Crowley pass to Rocchetti incomplete. 2-10-GB07 Rush right guard for 7 yds. TOUCHDOWN. Marone kicks the extra point. Lions Bergamo 7, Giants Bolzano 0 Soresini kicks from LB30 to GB27, Tillotson ret to GB26 for -1 yd Giants Bolzano 1-10-GB26 Lio overthrown pass to Bellanca incomplete. 2-10-GB26 Lio pass to Tillotson to GB31 for 5 yds. 3- 5-GB31 House left end to LB02 fore 68 yds. Giants penalized from GB43 for 10 yds. Illegal use of hands by Tillotson. 3- 3-GB33 Tillotson halfback pass incomplete. 4- 3-GB33 Lio punt out of bounds on GB48 for 15 yds. No return Lions Bergamo 1-10-GB48 From the shotgun Crowley pass to Verzeri incomplete. 2-10-GB48 Offside by Messina. Giants 5 yards penalty. 2- 5-GB43 Crowley keeps the ball to GB39 for 4 yds. Measurement. 3-in-GB39 Crowley sneak to GB37 for 2 yds. First Down. Time Out Lions. 1-10-GB37 From the shotgun Crowley screen pass to Verzeri for 37 yds. TOUCHDOWN. Marone kicks the extra point. Lions Bergamo 14, Giants Bolzano 0 Soresini kicks from LB30 to GB21, House ret to LB18 for 61 yds Giants Bolzano 1-10-LB18 Lio sacked by Salonen for a 3 yds loss. 2-13-LB21 House sweep to LB23 for -2 yds. 3-15-LB33 From the shotgun, after a wild pass from center, Lio sacked by Magni for a 22 yds loss. 4-37-LB45 Lio punts to LB12 for 33 yds. No return Lions Bergamo 1-10-LB12 Crowley pass deflected by Tilltoson. Incomplete. 2-10-LB12 Fron the shotgun Crowley pass deflected by Gennaro. Incomplete. 3-10-LB12 Offside by Messina. Giants 5 yards penalty. 3- 5-LB17 From the shotgun Crowley pass to Barbotti to LB24 for 7 yds. First down 1-10-LB24 Rush left end to LB22 for -2 yds. 2-12-LB22 From the shotgun Crowley pas dropped by Rocchetti. Incomplete. 3-12-LB22 From the shotgun Crowley pass to Rush to LB28 for 6 yds. 4- 6-LB28 Crowley punt to GB31 for 41 yds, Tillotson ret to LB42 for 27 yds. Giants Bolzano 1-10-LB42 House off tackle to LB44 for -2 yds
2nd.Quarter - Giants Bolzano, cont. 2-12-LB44 Lio pass to Tillotson incomplete 3-12-LB44 Lio pass to Greco incomplete. 4-12-LB44 Lio punt to LB14 for 30 yds, Rush ret to LB25 for 6 yds. Lions bergamo 1-10-LB25 Rush off tackle to LB37 for 17 yds. First down. Offside Giants. Penalty declined. 1-10-LB37 Rush off tackle to LB45 for 8 yds. 2- 8-LB45 From the shotgun Crowley pass to Alalampi incomplete. Penalty Giants. Roughing the Passer by Angeli. 16 yds loss and automatic first down. 1-10-GB39 From the shotgun Crowley pass to Barbotti incomplete. 2-10-GB39 From the shotgun Crowley pass to Verzeri incomplete. 3-10-GB39 From the shotgun Crowley pass to Barbotti incomplete. 4-10-GB39 Crowley punt to GB13. No return Giants Bolzano 1-10-GB13 Lio keeps the ball to GB22 for 9 yds. 2- 1-GB22 Lio sneaks to GB24 for 2 yds. First down. 1-10-GB24 Penalty Giants. Offside Greco. 5 yards loss. 1-15-GB19 Lio sacked by Quarenghi for a 9 yds loss. 2-24-GB10 Lio incomplete pass. Almost intercepted by Pilenga. 3-24-GB10 Lio pass to Costanzo incomplete. 4-24-GB10 Lio punt to GB47 for 37 yds, rush ret to GB19 for 28 yds. Lions Bergamo 1-10-GB19 Crowley pass to Alalampi to GB09 for 10 yds. Penalty Lions. Holding by Neva on GB12 for a 10 yds loss. 1-13-GB22 Crowley pass to Soresini deflected by Mazzolini. Incomplete. Dead ball penalty Giants. Unsportsmanlike conduct by Angeli for a 12 yds loss and automatic first down. Angeli is ejected. 1- G-GB10 From the shotgun Crowley pass dropped in end zone by Barbotti. Incomplete. 2- G-GB10 Reverse Nummi from Rush for 10 yds. TOUCHDOWN. Marone kicke for the extra point. Lions Bergamo 21, Giants Bolzano 0. Soresini kick from LB30 to GB22, Tillotson ret to LB38 for 40 yds. Giants Bolzano 1-10-LB38 Lio pass to Costanzo to LB31 for 7 yds. 2- 3-LB31 Lio pass under pressure to Costanzo incomplete. 3- 3-LB31 From the shotgun Lio pass to Bellanca deflected by Donnini. Incomplete. 4- 3-LB31 From a punt formation House right end to LB32 for 3 yds. Measurement. First Down. 1-10-LB28 Lio sacked by Castellano for an 11 yds loss. 2-21-LB39 From the shotgun Lio pass to House to LB32 for 7 Yds. Time out Giants Bolzano. 3-14-LB32 From the shotgun Lio pass to House to LB20 for 12 yds. Two minutes warning. 4- 2-LB20 House off tackle to LB17 for 3 yds. First Down 1-10-LB17 Lio pass to Tillotson to LB05 for 15 yds. First down. 1- G-LB05 Lio pass to Bellanca for 5 yds. TOUCHDOWN. Gennaro kicks for the extra point. Giants Bolzano 7, Lions Bergamo 21 Gennaro squib kick from GB30 to LB37, C.Mezzadri ret. to LB48 for 11 yds. Lions Bergamo 1-10-LB48 From the shotgun Crowley pass to Rush to GB15 for 37 yds. First Down. Time out Lions. 1-10-GB15 Crowley pass to Alalampi incomplete. 2-10-GB15 From the shotgun Crowley incomplete pass. 3-10-GB15 From the shotgun Crowley pass to Rush for 15 yds. TOUCHDOWN. Marone kicks for the extra point. Lions Bergamo 28, Giants Bolzano 7 Soresini kick from LB30 to GB29, House ret to GB29 for 0 yds Giants Bolzano 1-10-GB29 Lio pass to Tillotson to LB15 for 56 yds. End of half
3rd quarter - Gennaro kick from GB30 to LB24, Nummi ret to LB29 for 5 yds Lions Bergamo 1-10-LB29 Rush left guard for 71 yds. TOUCHDOWN. Marone kicks for the extra point. Lions Bergamo 35, Giants Bolzano 7. Soresini squib kick from LB30 to GB43, Greco ret to 50 for 7 yds. Giants Bolzano 1-10- 50 From the shotgun Lio pass to Costanzo incomplete. 2-10- 50 House off tackle to LB42 for 8 yds. 3- 2-LB42 Lio incomplete pass under pressure by Salonen. 4- 2-LB42 On a punt formation Lio run to LB41 for 1 yd. Measurement. Possession change on downs. Lions Bergamo 1-10-LB41 Rush sweep to GB06 for 53 yds. Penalty Lions. Holding by Verzeri on GB32 for a 10 yds loss. 1-10-GB42 Rush off tackle to GB46 for -4 yds. 2-14-GB46 Castellani sacked by Gennaro for an 8 yds loss. 3-22-LB46 Castellani incomplete pass under pressure by Gennaro. 4-22-LB46 Barbotti punt to GB 31 for 23 yds. Tillotson ret to GB47 for 16 yds. Penalty Lions. Buffer zone infraction -5 yds. Giants Bolzano 1-10-LB48 Lio pass to Bellanca to LB45 for 3 yds. 2- 7-LB45 House off center fumbles the ball forced by Salonen. Recovered by House on LB45 for 0 yds. 3- 7-LB45 From the shotgun Lio pass incomplete. Penalty Lions. Roughing the passer by Dotti 15 yds and automatic first down. Dead ball penalty Giants, Unsportsmanlike conduct by Costanzo. 15 yds. 1-10-LB45 Lio pass to Bellanca to LB33 for 12 yds. First down. 1-10-LB33 From the shotgun Lio pass to Bellanca deflected by Donnini. Incomplete. 2-10-LB33 Lio pass to Tillotson to LB31 for 2 yds. 3- 8-LB31 House off center to LB33 for -2 yds. 4-10-LB33 Penalty Giants. Delay of game. 5 yds. 4-15-LB38 From the shotgun Lio sacked by Magni for a 10 yds loss. Possession change on downs. Lions Bergamo 1-10-LB48 Crowley pass to Barbotti incomplete. 2-10-LB48 Rush off guard to GB42 for 5 yds. Penalty Giants. Offside Gennaro 5 yds. 2- 5-GB47 Penalty Giants. Offside Carnaroli 5 yds. First down. 1-10-GB42 Rush off center to GB45 for -3 yds. 1-13-GB45 From the shotgun Crowley pass to Soresini to GB34 for 8 yds.
4th quarter -
Lions Bergamo, cont. 3- 5-GB34 Rush off tackle to GB29 for 5 yds. First Down. 1-10-GB29 Penalty Lions. Illegal Procedure 5 yds. 1-15-GB34 Rush off tackle to GB14 for 20 yds. First Down. 1-10-GB14 Rush sweep to GB01 for 13 yds. First Down. 1- G-GB01 Crowley sneak to GB01 for 0 yds. 2- G-GB01 Rush sweep right for 1 yd. TOUCHDOWN. Marone kicks for the extra point. Lions Bergamo 42, Giants Bolzano 7. Soresini kick from LB30 to GB28, Tillostosn ret. to LB34 for 38 yds. Giants Bolzano 1-10-GB34 Lio pass to Bellanca for 34 yds. TOUCHDOWN. Gennaro kicks for the extra point. Giants Bolzano 14, Lions Bergamo 42. Gennaro onside kick from GB30 recovered by Lions. Penalty Lions Offside 5 yds. Gennaro onside kick from GB30 out of bounds to GB38. Lions take ball on GB38. Lions Bergamo 1-10-GB38 Rush off center to GB34 for 4 yds. 2- 6-GB34 Rush sweep for 34 yds. TOUCHDOWN. Marone kicks for the extra point. Lions Bergamo 49, Giants Bolzano 14. Soresini kick from LB30 to GB35, Tillotson ret to GB18 for -7 yds. Giants Bolzano 1-10-GB18 Lio pass to Costanzo to GB23 for 5 yds. 2- 5-GB23 House sweep to GB27 for 4 yds. 3- 1-GB27 House off center to GB27 for 0 yds. 4- 1-GB27 Lio punt to LB23 for 50 yds, Barbotti ret to LB29 for 6 yds. Lions Bergamo 1-10-LB29 C.Mezzadri off tackle to LB34 for 5 yds. 2- 5-LB34 C.Mezzadri off tackle to LB39 for 5 yds. Measurement. First Down. 1-10-LB39 C.Mezzadri off center to LB45 for 6 yds. Two minutes warning. 2- 4-LB45 C.Mezzadti sweep to LB40 for -5 yds. 3- 9-LB40 C.Mezzadri off center to LB42 for 2 yds. Time out Giants. 4- 7-LB42 Penalty Lions. Delay of game 5 yds. 4-12-LB37 C.Mezzadri off center to LB33 for -4 yds. Possession changes on downs. Giants Bolzano 1-10-LB33 Penalty Giants. Delay of game 5 yds. 1-15-LB38 Penalty Giants. Unsportsmanlike conduct by Tillotson. Ejected. 1-30-GB47 From the shotgun Bonvecchio pass to Costanzo deflected by Pilenga. Incomplete. 2-30-GB47 From the shotgun Bonvecchio pass to Costanzo incomplete. End of match