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Spectators: 9400 (Terracing: 7000, Seating: 2200, VIP seats: 200) After a defensive mix-up in Lunatics of Arianrhod's zone, Alessio Santini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristoforo Tammaro came out of the goal and Alessio Santini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Donato Balestra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elia Di Sipio in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute Arturo Di Matteo 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. After 9 played minutes Lunatics of Arianrhod got a freekick which was hit by Johan Ström. In the 10th minute of the match Alfred Olsson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristoforo Tammaro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Cristoforo Tammaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Di Matteo in the 12th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Fedele Panza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Donato Balestra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Santini in the 15th minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Cristoforo Tammaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Hibai got free with Donato Balestra in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Olsson came free, but Cristoforo Tammaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Calenzano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alfred Olsson in the 23rd minute. Calenzano's Filippo Vulcano was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cristoforo Tammaro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Arturo Di Matteo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristoforo Tammaro was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Alfred Olsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristoforo Tammaro having to make a save. Donato Balestra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johan Ström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Calenzano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alfred Olsson in the 38th minute. Alfred Olsson made a great header on Calenzano's corner, it was just that Lunatics of Arianrhod's Cristoforo Tammaro managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Federico Tedeschi in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristoforo Tammaro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 41st minute, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Fedele Panza ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Donato Balestra. Donato Balestra yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 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.

Lunatics of Arianrhod made a substitution. Walter Giusti replaced Anthony Genovesi. The wind increased when Arturo Di Matteo made the kick off in the second half. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Cristoforo Tammaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Olsson in the 55th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Calenzano's Federico Tedeschi got a free kick in the 57th minute. After 59 played minutes Calenzano got a freekick which was hit by Federico Tedeschi. Donato Balestra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedele Panza in the 63rd minute of the match. After 66 minutes Lunatics of Arianrhod's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antonello Di Toma who took care of the corner kick. If Alessio Santini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donato Balestra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Martini in the 70th minute of play. A collision led to Lunatics of Arianrhod getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Ernesto Martini hit a great ball. Donato Balestra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fedele Panza, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Cristoforo Tammaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierrot Leenpoels in the 89th minute of the match. With a little luck, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Cristoforo Tammaro got control of the ball when Pierrot Leenpoels tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Calenzano's goalkeeper Donato Balestra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lunatics of Arianrhod had won after a very even match.