Stadio Delle Aquile
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Federico Bianco got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Aquile Azzurre's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sigfrido Auletta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. Zaccheo Andolina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 11th minute of play forced FC Aquile Azzurre's goalkeeper Damiano Mucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 minutes of play, Italy's Sigfrido Auletta made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Damiano Mucci was left in no man's land by his defense there! 17 minutes into the game, Zaccheo Andolina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Damiano Mucci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 19 minutes, Fabrizio Petrucci mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Aquile Azzurre and the Italy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fabrizio Petrucci kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. When Italy's Zaccheo Andolina in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Aquile Azzurre's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to FC Aquile Azzurre getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Dinç Dede hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, FC Aquile Azzurre's Yuan Xiong got a free kick in the 27th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dinç Dede in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Flavio Vittori saved Italy from getting behind. 33 minutes into the match, Porziano Marchitelli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Damiano Mucci. FC Aquile Azzurre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Porziano Marchitelli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 35 minutes, Elia Pasin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Aquile Azzurre and the Italy players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Aquile Azzurre's Elia Pasin got a free kick in the 35th minute. Porziano Marchitelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damiano Mucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Porziano Marchitelli in the 38th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Yuan Xiong in the 39th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. In the 47th minute, Zaccheo Andolina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zaccheo Andolina made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Yuan Xiong threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Siricio Liotta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 53rd minute of play forced FC Aquile Azzurre's goalkeeper Damiano Mucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. During the 55th minute of the match Fabrizio Petrucci completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Fabrizio Petrucci a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Bianco, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 65th minute Federico Bianco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Vittori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damiano Mucci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Dinç Dede came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinç Dede in the 70th minute of play. FC Aquile Azzurre were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Italy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Augusto Graziani took the corner. In the 75th minute of the match, Zaccheo Andolina tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Damiano Mucci saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 78 minutes FC Aquile Azzurre's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sigfrido Auletta who took care of the corner kick. Zaccheo Andolina made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that FC Aquile Azzurre's Damiano Mucci managed to reach the ball for a save. After 82 played minutes FC Aquile Azzurre got a freekick which was hit by Bel Cross. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. In the 83rd minute, Bel Cross hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Aquile Azzurre's goalkeeper Damiano Mucci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 86 minutes into the match, Italy's Adriano Curto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Damiano Mucci narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Siricio Liotta 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. Damiano Mucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guiscardo Davide in the 92nd minute of play. Sostene Vitulli hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Italy had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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