BIGBRO survive Zebras FC’s comeback and TRM FC thrash Circus FC on Matchday 3 of the Kings Cup Lottomatica.sport Italy

BIGBRO were 8-3 up in the 28th minute and still needed a late goal to beat Zebras FC 9-8, after their opponents levelled with five goals in a row. That was how Matchday 3 of the Kings Cup Lottomatica.sport Italy got under way on Monday 2 November at the Kings League Arena in Cologno Monzese, and the evening ended with TRM FC beating Circus FC 6-1 to inflict a first defeat on GrenBaud’s side.

BIGBRO and Underdogs FC, who beat Alpak FC 7-3, met the conditions that put them through and have already secured a place in the knockout stage. Stallions are the only side in Group A with a perfect record after a 6-4 win over D-POWER, while Gear 7 FC and FC Caesar picked up their first wins.

Matchday 3 results

• Zebras FC 8 – 9 BIGBRO
• Gear 7 FC 10 – 5 Zeta Como
• Underdogs FC 7 – 3 Alpak FC
• Boomers 1 – 3 FC Caesar
• Stallions 6 – 4 D-POWER
• TRM FC 6 – 1 Circus FC

BIGBRO survive Zebras FC’s fightback to 8-8

Tiziano Merlonghi scored a goal worth two in the 10th minute, and Manuel Leone and Alessandro Sigurtà got two each for Moonryde’s side, who went 8-3 up in the 28th minute when their president converted his President Penalty. Alessandro Garilli, the match MVP, was also on the scoresheet.

Luca Campolunghi’s Zebras FC hit back with five goals: Andrea Meta, Andrea Schenetti, Manolo Mosciaro, who completed his hat-trick, and Tommaso Ferrandi cut it to 7-8 by the 39th minute, and Schenetti levelled at 8-8 with a Shootout in the 42nd. Sigurtà sealed BIGBRO’s 9-8 win in the same minute.

Gear 7 FC reach ten goals for their first win

Adri Espinar, the MVP, scored a penalty worth two as Star Player in the 16th minute (5-3) and wrapped up the 10-5 in the 37th. Luis García scored twice, and Manuuxo’s side went 8-3 up in the 23rd minute with goals from Diego de la Mata and Christophe Renault.

Oussama M’Hamsi scored three for Zeta Como, one of them a Shootout, and Pesh and Manuuxo both converted their President Penalties in the 35th minute, when Giovanni Kean was sent off.

Underdogs FC beat Alpak FC and book their place

Goalkeeper Gianmarco Chironi opened the scoring in the first minute and Mirko Cisco converted his President Penalty to make it 3-1 after six minutes; Frenezy missed Alpak FC’s in the 12th. Domenico Rossi scored twice, and Gerard Nolla, Mirko Montalbano and Nadir Louah, who made it 7-3 in the 39th minute, completed Alpak FC’s first defeat.

Simone Lo Faso scored twice and was named MVP despite the loss. Vlad Marin got Alpak FC’s third goal from the penalty spot.

FC Caesar get off the mark against Boomers

FC Caesar goalkeeper Gabriele Zappalà scored in the first minute and Assane Faye equalised for Boomers in the 23rd. En3rix missed his President Penalty in the 27th minute, but Edoardo Massafra put FC Caesar 2-1 up in the 34th and Remo Masoello Perlino made it 3-1 in the 40th. Andrea Pozzi was MVP in the first win for En3rix and Er Faina’s side.

Stallions keep their perfect record against D-POWER

Matteo Perrotti, the MVP, scored a goal worth two as Star Player in the 10th minute to put Stallions 4-1 up, after goals from goalkeeper Gianluca Bressan and Alessandro Gelsi. D-POWER pulled it back to 4-3 by the 31st minute through Valerio Vimercati, also a goalkeeper, and Simone Soprano.

Blur converted Stallions’ President Penalty in the 36th minute and Edoardo Matta, who scored twice for D-POWER, replied in the same minute to make it 5-4. Niccolò Marino wrapped up the 6-4 in the 40th.

TRM FC end Circus FC’s perfect run

GrenBaud and Just RoHn both missed their President Penalties in the sixth minute, and Samuele Pinna equalised for Circus FC in the 14th (1-1). From then on only TheRealMarzaa’s side scored: Gonzalo Escudero, Pablo Beguer and Jordi Gómez, with a goal worth two as Star Player, made it 5-1 by the 34th minute.

Lorenzo Berra missed a penalty in the 35th minute and Tommaso Conte, the MVP, scored twice, in the second minute and in the 37th.

Underdogs FC and BIGBRO through with two matchdays to go

Underdogs FC (three wins from three, 27 goals scored) and BIGBRO (three from three) lead Group B ahead of Alpak FC (two wins, one defeat), Gear 7 FC (one win, two defeats), Zebras FC and Zeta Como (no wins). In Group A, Stallions top the table with three wins from three, TRM FC and Circus FC follow on 2-1, FC Caesar and Boomers are on 1-2 and D-POWER on 0-3. Nobody in Group A has secured a place yet.

Matchday 4 is on Monday 9 November and features Alpak FC against BIGBRO, Stallions against TRM FC and Boomers against Circus FC, plus Underdogs FC against Zeta Como, FC Caesar against D-POWER and Gear 7 FC against Zebras FC. At the end of the group stage, each group winner goes straight into the Semi-Finals, the runners-up enter the Quarter-Finals and the third- and fourth-placed teams play the Last Chance.