League

The Old Shire
Spectators: 10846 (Terracing: 8136, Seating: 2494, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arturo Di Matteo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute, Eugenio Cherubini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arturo Di Matteo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marjus Laçka having to make a save. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Marjus Laçka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Di Matteo in the 9th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Guo Xun 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 Guo Xun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Donato Balestra made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Edmundson Ross sent off a good shot on target. Donato Balestra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenio Cherubini in the 21st minute of play. In the 26th minute Arturo Di Matteo 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. Edmundson Ross's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Donato Balestra skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerem Aktürkoglu in the 30th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Donato Balestra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Arturo Di Matteo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Marjus Laçka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Cherubini in the 35th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Donato Balestra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domenico Rosi during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 44 played minutes Calenzano got a freekick which was hit by Achille Sciamanna. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edmundson Ross to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the game Isac Zbughină made a throw-in which Guo Xun played forward. Edmundson Ross took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Donato Balestra. Donato Balestra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ made a substitution. Corrado Vierchowod replaced Eugenio Cherubini. Marjus Laçka was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arturo Di Matteo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 65 minute of play. Calenzano made a substitution. Alessandro Giocondo replaced Yaniusky Pardo. Calenzano made a substitution. Ennio Daniele replaced Alessio Santini. In the 77th match minute, Calenzano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alessandro Giocondo to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, Calenzano's goal looked a bit too open when Domenico Rosi came free, but Donato Balestra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.