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Mattoncini Stadium
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geirhvatur Ómarsson started the match with the kick off. If Fred Guihard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Casette's Davide Sciarretta in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Balla 1926 fc's goalie prevented a goal. 6 minutes into the game, Balla 1926 fc's Geirhvatur Ómarsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bianco Desiderio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Balla 1926 fc's Claudio Patricelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Balla 1926 fc from getting a goal against them. In the 10th minute of the match, Achille Toccaceli tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Claudio Patricelli saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Geirhvatur Ómarsson sped through Casette's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bianco Desiderio. After 17 played minutes Balla 1926 fc got a freekick which was hit by Radoslaw Debowski. After 21 played minutes Balla 1926 fc got a freekick which was hit by Narciso Hori. Davide Sciarretta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Patricelli having to interfere. Balla 1926 fc's Claudio Patricelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Achille Toccaceli in the 25th minute of play. Claudio Patricelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achille Toccaceli in the 25th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Fred Guihard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bianco Desiderio was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. When Balla 1926 fc's Fred Guihard in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Casette's goalie prevented a goal. Bianco Desiderio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geirhvatur Ómarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alessandro Coscia in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudio Patricelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 34th minute Casette were awarded a corner. Achille Toccaceli went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Achille Toccaceli almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Balla 1926 fc's Claudio Patricelli did a great save. Alessandro Coscias short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Claudio Patricelli to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Claudio Patricelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davide Sciarretta, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 43rd minute, Anthony Serantoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Ercole Scandella took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Claudio Patricelli to make any attempt to save it. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Alessandro Coscia made the kick off in the second half. Claudio Patricelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Achille Toccaceli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Balla 1926 fc's Bianco Desiderio threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fred Guihard, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Balla 1926 fc's Claudio Patricelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ercole Scandella in the 54th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Narciso Hori got free with Bianco Desiderio in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Claudio Patricelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Coscia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Balla 1926 fc booed when Casette was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Sergi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bianco Desiderio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geirhvatur Ómarsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geirhvatur Ómarsson got free with Bianco Desiderio in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Claudio Patricelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Coscia in the 72nd minute of play. After 72 minutes, Alessandro Coscia made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Balla 1926 fc's Claudio Patricelli tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 76 minutes into the match, Balla 1926 fc's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Coscia came free, but Claudio Patricelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Radoslaw Debowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bianco Desiderio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 81 played minutes Casette got a freekick which was hit by Diego Sergi. 82 minutes into the match, Casette's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Guihard came free, but Bianco Desiderio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristiano Giuliani hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. When Achille Toccaceli came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Casette fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Achille Toccaceli couldn't finish the play. Corrado Pavlu's late challenge caught a Balla 1926 fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Corrado Pavlu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 89th match minute, Casette was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corrado Pavlu to maneuver through the defense. If Narciso Hori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Casette's Davide Sciarretta got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The Balla 1926 fc players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Casette from taking control. The game ends in a draw.