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The Old Shire
Spectators: 10977 (Terracing: 8234, Seating: 2524, VIP seats: 219) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Hibai took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Damiano Tripodi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marjus Laçka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Benedetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Marjus Laçka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Martini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lunatics of Arianrhod's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Edmundson Ross scored to the left of an out of position Cristoforo Tammaro, making the score, 2-0. A nice corner shot did that Amerigo Rosini got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cristoforo Tammaro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Martini in the 17th minute of play forced ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goalkeeper Marjus Laçka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goal looked a bit too open when Joel Hibai came free, but Marjus Laçka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Hibai was slow to take the kick. During this time Lunatics of Arianrhod's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Lunatics of Arianrhod's corner Ernesto Martini fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marjus Laçka quite easily take care of the ball. Cristoforo Tammaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundson Ross, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute Fedele Panza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marjus Laçka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guo Xun hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Marjus Laçka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedele Panza in the 41st minute of the match. Marjus Laçka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johan Ström in the 42nd minute of play. Edmundson Ross who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 43rdth minute tested the skills of Cristoforo Tammaro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 45th minute Edmundson Ross shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Tammaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Lunatics of Arianrhod made a substitution. Aurelio Epifani replaced Ernesto Benedetti. Marjus Laçka came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Lunatics of Arianrhod's Joel Hibai. But to his dismay, Joel Hibai quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. In the 55th minute, Elia Di Sipio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristoforo Tammaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundson Ross in the 60th minute of play. When ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Edmundson Ross in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalie prevented a goal. In the 62nd minute Edmundson Ross shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Tammaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the game, Edmundson Ross cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Cristoforo Tammaro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Elia Di Sipio got a free kick in the 65th minute. Marjus Laçka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chu Xiang Chang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute Lunatics of Arianrhod were awarded a corner. Joel Hibai went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Lunatics of Arianrhod's Fedele Panza getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Edmundson Ross blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristoforo Tammaro having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fedele Panza in the 78th minute of play forced ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goalkeeper Marjus Laçka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristoforo Tammaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundson Ross in the 82nd minute of play. Edmundson Ross scored 5-1 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristoforo Tammaro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 85 minutes, Edmundson Ross mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ and the Lunatics of Arianrhod players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edmundson Ross kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Elia Di Sipio made in the 90th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Johan Ström immediately put the ball in play. In the 90th minute, Elia Di Sipio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Amerigo Rosini got a free kick in the 96th minute. In the 97th match minute, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Wiberg to maneuver through the defense. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Marjus Laçka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to save ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ from getting a goal against them. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lunatics of Arianrhod for a fine match.