Andrea Gorgoglione edges Pol Ortega by one point to become the first Kings Cup Italy MVP
Six candidates, three votes and a one-point margin: Pol Ortega was the players’ pick, but the fans and the presidents chose Gorgoglione.
Andrea Gorgoglione of Underdogs FC is the Kings Cup Italy Matchday 1 MVP with 14 points, one more than Pol Ortega. He scored twice in the 10-8 win over Zebras FC and topped both the fans’ vote on social media and the presidents’ vote, with 6 points in each.
The Team of the Week is completed by his teammate Jorginho Fernandes, Pol Ortega, Manuel Leone, Matteo Perrotti, Gonzalo Escudero and goalkeeper Alessio Salvato: two players from Underdogs FC, two from Circus FC and one each from BIGBRO, Stallions and TRM FC.
How the Matchday 1 MVP vote went
The candidates were the six match MVPs, and the vote adds up three sections: social media, presidents and players. Gorgoglione got 6, 6 and 2. Pol Ortega finished on 13 (4, 3 and 6) and was the players’ favourite.
Kevin Girgenti of TRM FC came third with 10 points, five of them from the presidents. Joan Oriol (Gear 7 FC), Paolo Scienza (Alpak FC) and Matteo Perrotti (Stallions) got 7 each.
Gorgoglione and Jorginho, the Underdogs FC double act
Mirko Cisco and Il Rosso’s team won the highest-scoring game of the matchday, 10-8 against Zebras FC. Gorgoglione scored twice and Jorginho Fernandes hit a hat-trick, with the Victory Goal in the 45th minute as his third.
Mirko Cisco celebrated the award on Instagram with a nickname for his player: «The green shark».
Pol Ortega and Alessio Salvato, Circus FC’s pair
Pol Ortega scored in the 2nd and 22nd minutes of Circus FC’s 2-6 win over FC Caesar and was named match MVP. His goalkeeper, Alessio Salvato, also scored and finished the matchday with 12 saves, level with Alberto Calabrò (Zebras FC) as the goalkeeper with the most stops.
Leone, Perrotti and Escudero complete the Team of the Week
Manuel Leone scored 3 goals in BIGBRO’s 9-6 win over Gear 7 FC, the last of them in the 37th minute with a Shootout that was the Victory Goal. Matteo Perrotti, MVP of Stallions’ 7-2 win over Boomers, scored a goal and a penalty.
Gonzalo Escudero scored the Victory Goal of TRM FC’s 7-5 win over D-POWER in the 45th minute, after D-POWER had gone from 2-6 to 5-6 in three minutes.
Underdogs FC and Circus FC are back on Monday 26
Gorgoglione and Jorginho play Matchday 2 on Monday, October 26 at 20:00 against Gear 7 FC, with Underdogs FC one of the three teams sharing a perfect start in Group B. Pol Ortega and Salvato open the matchday at 17:00 against D-POWER.
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