League

Akrom Arena
Spectators: 7371 (Terracing: 5529, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 147) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dennis Marulli started the match with the kick off. Ernesto Mastrangelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ernesto Mastrangelo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Dennis Di Pietro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Achille Aloisi hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Zoid FC's goal looked a bit too open when Matej Gajarský came free, but Adriano Zisser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Zoid FC's zone, Alberto Petrucci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adriano Zisser came out of the goal and Alberto Petrucci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adriano Zisser didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Davide Sebastiani went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Alberto Petrucci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Zisser having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Davide Sebastiani made a precise shot to the right of Adriano Zisser. Zoid FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Achille Aloisi hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the match, Alberto Petrucci notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Zoid FC's Adriano Zisser. Adriano Zisser was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Adriano Zisser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Petrucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alberto Petrucci was the one to do the kick off. Adriano Zisser made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matej Gajarský in the 52nd minute of play. When Arcobaleno's Alberto Petrucci, in the 53rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Arcobaleno. 56 minutes into the match, Zoid FC's goalkeeper Adriano Zisser had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Petrucci. Frank Muciaccia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Zisser having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Arcobaleno's goal looked a bit too open when Alvise Pavia came free, but Dennis Di Pietro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Petrucci's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Adriano Zisser skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Zoid FC booed when Arcobaleno was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Muciaccia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alberto Petrucci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Adriano Zisser made a huge save. The supporters of Zoid FC booed when Arcobaleno was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Muciaccia didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 77 played minutes, Arcobaleno's Alberto Petrucci shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adriano Zisser came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Arcobaleno reached it. Adriano Zisser made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Petrucci in the 80th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Zoid FC's zone, Achille Aloisi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adriano Zisser came out of the goal and Achille Aloisi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alberto Petrucci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Zisser having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Arcobaleno's Davide Sebastiani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adriano Zisser narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 91st minute, Ernesto Mastrangelo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zoid FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. When the final whistle sounded Arcobaleno left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Zoid FC.