Cardenzan Arena
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766,
Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) C. A. Balnearia's Tugay Özyurek started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes in the game Andreas Zachrisson did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Giancarlo Antognoni. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tugay Özyurek in the 5th minute of play forced LIVIOFOREVER's goalkeeper Fabiano Rago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Emanuele Morelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Tartalo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Giancarlo Antognoni kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emilio Tartalo. That made the score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. Emilio Tartalo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuele Morelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giancarlo Antognoni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Emilio Tartalo made a huge save. In the 14th minute Tugay Özyurek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Rago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabiano Rago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tugay Özyurek, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Fabiano Rago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gualterio Argenis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabiano Rago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Vistruario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabiano Rago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Frantzes, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the match, LIVIOFOREVER's goal looked a bit too open when Tugay Özyurek came free, but Fabiano Rago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emilio Tartalo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmine Milani in the 27th minute of the match. Abelardo Vistruario took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabiano Rago. Fabiano Rago dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. LIVIOFOREVER's Fabiano Rago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Frantzes in the 32nd minute of play. Giancarlo Antognoni's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Emilio Tartalo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Fabiano Rago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Frantzes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C. A. Balnearia's Abelardo Vistruario pulled a muscle in his back after 42 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Cosimo Picozzi charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cosimo Picozzi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd match minute, LIVIOFOREVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosimo Picozzi to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute of the match Damian Frantzes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabiano Rago skillfully saved the ball. When C. A. Balnearia's Severino Nuxila in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LIVIOFOREVER's goalie prevented a goal. 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.
An unexpectedly hard shot by Giancarlo Antognoni in the 52nd minute of play forced C. A. Balnearia's goalkeeper Emilio Tartalo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilio Tartalo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuele Morelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 55 played minutes C. A. Balnearia got a freekick which was hit by Severino Nuxila. Emilio Tartalo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuele Morelli in the 57th minute of the match. Emilio Tartalo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giancarlo Antognoni went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 62nd minute Giuliano Galfrè shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Tartalo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilio Tartalo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Concetto Tacconelli in the 65th minute of play. After some careless play in the C. A. Balnearia defense, Emanuele Morelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emilio Tartalo. The C. A. Balnearia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emilio Tartalo should have stopped the shot. C. A. Balnearia made a substitution. Mauro Todor replaced Damian Frantzes. Emilio Tartalo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giancarlo Antognoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The audience was convinced that Giancarlo Antognoni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emilio Tartalo was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Tugay Özyurek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Emilio Tartalo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giuliano Galfrè in the 84th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giuliano Galfrè in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emilio Tartalo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 90 minutes into the game, Moisés Schmidt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LIVIOFOREVER's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C. A. Balnearia the free kick. In the 90th minute, Moisés Schmidt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C. A. Balnearia's Lino Abechuco was substituted for Tugay Özyurek. A collision led to LIVIOFOREVER getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Moisés Schmidt hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guillermo Cuartio during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Guillermo Cuartio kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. LIVIOFOREVER had won after a very even match.
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