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Match Report
Grezzana
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fedele Masi took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Antonio Brillante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberigo Di Cintio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Brillante's late challenge caught a Grezzana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Brillante helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Grezzana booed when IC Tortuga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Brillante didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camillo Cirulli during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of IC Tortuga booed when Grezzana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camillo Cirulli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Brillante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Fedele Masi managed to get in a good position for a shot. IC Tortuga's supporters rose to their feet, but Fedele Masi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberigo Di Cintio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to IC Tortuga getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Attilio Pennetta hit a great ball. If Enzo Papa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antonio Carlini, 23 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. Alberigo Di Cintio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Brillante in the 26th minute of play. Camillo Cirulli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domenico Clemente having to interfere. Enzo Papa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domenico Clemente having to interfere. A collision led to IC Tortuga getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Antonio Brillante hit a great ball. When Attilio Pennetta fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored IC Tortuga's protests and gave Attilio Pennetta a yellow card for diving instead. Attilio Pennetta hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute, Antonio Brillante got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dennis Scannella hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Camillo Cirulli made the kick off in the second half. Alberigo Di Cintio made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Antonio Brillante sent off a good shot on target. 59 minutes into the game, Diego Carulli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grezzana's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave IC Tortuga the free kick. After a rather tough play, Grezzana's Diego Carulli got a free kick in the 59th minute. Biagio Mariotti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domenico Clemente having to interfere. Enzo Papa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Grezzana booed when IC Tortuga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arrigo Bulla didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Fedele Torelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Grezzana fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Grezzana's Enzo Papa looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Domenico Clemente didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Camillo Cirulli went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 87 minutes into the match, Camillo Cirulli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Domenico Clemente. IC Tortuga's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Camillo Cirulli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camillo Cirulli in the 91st minute of play forced IC Tortuga's goalkeeper Domenico Clemente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Camillo Cirulli came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Grezzana fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Camillo Cirulli couldn't finish the play. Domenico Clemente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enzo Papa in the 96th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Grezzana fully deserved thier win.
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