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Alopecia Arena
Spectators: 10820 (Terracing: 8123, Seating: 2490, VIP seats: 207) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arturo Di Matteo started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Calenzano's Donato Balestra got control of the ball when Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Balestra. Calenzano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andrea Tofani in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donato Balestra saved Calenzano from getting behind. Alessio Santini's late challenge caught a I ritirandi di Canaus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessio Santini helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Calenzano's Alessio Santini got a free kick in the 13th minute. Al Berto made in the 15th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Andrea Tofani however managed to control. Donato Balestra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Tofani in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Calenzano's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mihail Brânza was slow to take the kick. During this time I ritirandi di Canaus's players had a chance to rest. In the 22nd minute Arturo Di Matteo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexsandro Godoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mattia Hummels fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Balestra having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Andrea Tofani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arturo Di Matteo 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. Calenzano's Donato Balestra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihail Brânza in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Calenzano's Achille Sciamanna got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute Andrea Tofani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Balestra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When I ritirandi di Canaus's Andrea Tofani in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Calenzano's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 47 minutes, Mihail Brânza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. I ritirandi di Canaus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mihail Brânza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Andrea Tofani made the kick off in the second half. The referee felt a red card was in order, 60 minutes into the game, when Filippo Vulcano put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Calenzano fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! I ritirandi di Canaus's Alp Egesel was substituted for Mattia Hummels. Calenzano's Alessandro Giocondo was substituted for Yaniusky Pardo. Calenzano made a substitution. Ennio Daniele replaced Alessio Santini. After 69 played minutes Calenzano got a freekick which was hit by Enzo Martelli. I ritirandi di Canaus made a substitution. Comunardo Cerri replaced Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo. A collision led to Calenzano getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Enzo Martelli hit a great ball. Comunardo Cerri took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Donato Balestra. Calenzano's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Donato Balestra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Comunardo Cerri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. I ritirandi di Canaus's Ezequiel Leizarraga was substituted for Mihail Brânza. After taking down the ball on I ritirandi di Canaus's corner Comunardo Cerri fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Donato Balestra quite easily take care of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Dario Haslem could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Alexsandro Godoi however easily saved by the left post. In the 78th minute of the match Calenzano got a corner. I ritirandi di Canaus's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fedele Alessandrini ran over to the corner to take the kick. Donato Balestra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezequiel Leizarraga in the 89th minute of play. I ritirandi di Canaus's attack was well implemented in the 89th minute, but when Ezequiel Leizarraga was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. 94 minutes into the match, Calenzano's goal looked a bit too open when Ezequiel Leizarraga came free, but Donato Balestra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donato Balestra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Leizarraga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donato Balestra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Leizarraga in the 94th minute of the match. Donato Balestra came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by I ritirandi di Canaus's Comunardo Cerri. But to his dismay, Comunardo Cerri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Calenzano's Donato Balestra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrea Tofani in the 99th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. I ritirandi di Canaus had won after a very even match.