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Piazza Dino
Spectators: 8001 (Terracing: 6002, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Beppe Chelodi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 minutes, Alfredo Palmieri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Perla Ionica and the TAYLOR players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of TAYLOR booed when Perla Ionica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Palmieri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabrizio Miccoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beppe Loiacono, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. With a little luck, TAYLOR's Franco De Gregorio got control of the ball when Bernardo Barchiesi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Franco De Gregorio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Felice Della Torre showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. When Bernardo Barchiesi came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Perla Ionica 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 Bernardo Barchiesi couldn't finish the play. Fabrizio Miccoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beppe Loiacono in the 16th minute of the match. Bernardo Barchiesi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the match, Beppe Loiacono had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabrizio Miccoli. Perla Ionica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Beppe Loiacono was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 24th match minute, Perla Ionica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Barchiesi to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrea Scirea during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 27th minute, Andrea Scirea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Perla Ionica booed when TAYLOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beppe Campese didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Ibrahim Yattara sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and TAYLOR's Franco De Gregorio didn't even have to move. Franco De Gregorio made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Bernardo Barchiesi sent off a good shot on target. Raí dos Santos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 33rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Franco De Gregorio. TAYLOR's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to TAYLOR getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Beppe Campese hit a great ball. With a little luck, TAYLOR's Franco De Gregorio got control of the ball when Ibrahim Yattara tried to sneak it across the goal line. Beppe Loiacono hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Franco De Gregorio made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Bernardo Barchiesi sent off a good shot on target. If Bernardo Barchiesi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bernardo Barchiesi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Franco De Gregorio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felice Della Torre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernardo Barchiesi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernardo Barchiesi to make the kick off. Franco De Gregorio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Barchiesi in the 59th minute of the match. Franco De Gregorio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Barchiesi in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Felice Della Torre notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of TAYLOR's Franco De Gregorio. Franco De Gregorio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bernardo Barchiesi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Ferruccio Di Giovanni took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Fabrizio Miccoli to make any attempt to save it. In the 74th minute, Bernardo Barchiesi made a precise shot to the right of Franco De Gregorio. TAYLOR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. 83 minutes into the match, Bernardo Barchiesi notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of TAYLOR's Franco De Gregorio. Franco De Gregorio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 86 played minutes Perla Ionica got a freekick which was hit by Ibrahim Yattara. Fabrizio Miccoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferruccio Di Giovanni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 93 minutes of play, Perla Ionica's Bernardo Barchiesi made it 5-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franco De Gregorio was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Perla Ionica had won after a very even match.