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Spectators: 6699 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfons Lindman got the match started through his kick off. After 8 minutes, Federico Giorgi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gerar Paolillese and the Xacca Football Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 8th minute, Federico Giorgi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Gerar Paolillese's Ciro Addario got control of the ball when Sérgio Amaral tried to sneak it across the goal line. Diego Albani charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diego Albani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Xacca Football Club fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! Federico Giorgi shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Ermanno Nero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonello Bozzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfons Lindman in the 27th minute of play forced Gerar Paolillese's goalkeeper Ciro Addario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonello Bozzo in the 29th minute of play forced Xacca Football Club's goalkeeper Ermanno Nero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Xacca Football Club defense, Angelo Di Berardino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ermanno Nero. The Xacca Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ermanno Nero should have stopped the shot. In the 34th minute, Gerar Paolillese's Daniele Teti seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Daniele Teti the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Gerar Paolillese protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Daniele Teti had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 34 minutes into the game, one of Gerar Paolillese:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ciro Maio charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciro Maio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Gerar Paolillese booed when Xacca Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Maio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bianco Sansoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Ermanno Nero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Angelo Di Berardino to make the kick off. Ermanno Nero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Di Berardino in the 52nd minute. Ciro Addario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfons Lindman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute, Sérgio Amaral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xacca Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 68 minutes into the game, Sérgio Amaral cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Ciro Addario was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 73rd minute Alfons Lindman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Addario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th match minute, Gerar Paolillese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Giorgi to maneuver through the defense. Cesare Mazzone, 81 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 82 minutes into the game, Alfons Lindman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Ciro Addario was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sérgio Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the match, Gerar Paolillese's goal looked a bit too open when Sérgio Amaral came free, but Ciro Addario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Gerar Paolillese's goal looked a bit too open when Sérgio Amaral came free, but Ciro Addario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Xacca Football Club players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.