League

Commanderos stadium
Spectators: 8162 (Terracing: 6123, Seating: 1877, VIP seats: 162) The audience thought a goal was coming when Ennio Celli got free with Emmanuel Nizam in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 9 minutes into the match, Herta Vernello's goal looked a bit too open when Cesare Pollastrini came free, but Fabrizio Ricci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Us Lecce Spa's goal looked a bit too open when Huben Vechev came free, but Emmanuel Nizam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Us Lecce Spa's Emmanuel Nizam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ennio Celli in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Us Lecce Spa getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Toninho Cerezo hit a great ball. If Diego Teti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 23 minutes in the game, Damiano Picca dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ennio Celli in the 25th minute of play forced Us Lecce Spa's goalkeeper Emmanuel Nizam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 26 minutes of play, Herta Vernello's Diego Teti made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emmanuel Nizam was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Damiano Picca got free with Emmanuel Nizam in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Us Lecce Spa's Emmanuel Nizam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ennio Celli in the 33rd minute of play. Diego Teti made a great header on Herta Vernello's corner, it was just that Us Lecce Spa's Emmanuel Nizam managed to reach the ball for a save. Fabrizio Ricci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesare Pollastrini, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Casper Galle took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Emmanuel Nizam to make any attempt to save it. Emmanuel Nizam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Huben Vechev in the 41st minute. After 46 played minutes Herta Vernello got a freekick which was hit by Francesco Benvenuto. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Napoleon Gamza to make the kick off. Fabrizio Ricci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Soulis Kounelakis in the 55th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Napoleon Gamza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fabrizio Ricci. That made the score 2-1 in the 56 minute of play. Huben Vechev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabrizio Ricci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Soulis Kounelakis's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. In the 66th minute, Cesare Pollastrini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emmanuel Nizam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ennio Celli in the 68th minute of the match. Fabrizio Ricci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Napoleon Gamza in the 71st minute. Fabrizio Ricci was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Napoleon Gamza showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 73 minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Cesare Piermattei in the 77th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Us Lecce Spa's Benito Goyo. 80 minutes into the match, Us Lecce Spa's goal looked a bit too open when Huben Vechev came free, but Emmanuel Nizam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emmanuel Nizam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ennio Celli in the 83rd minute of play. Us Lecce Spa's Emmanuel Nizam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damiano Picca in the 84th minute of play. Emmanuel Nizam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ennio Celli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Huben Vechev scored 3-2 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emmanuel Nizam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Herta Vernello's Fulvio Donadoni was substituted for Damiano Picca. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Donadoni in the 92nd minute of play forced Us Lecce Spa's goalkeeper Emmanuel Nizam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the game, Modesto Gai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Us Lecce Spa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Herta Vernello the free kick. After a rather tough play, Us Lecce Spa's Modesto Gai got a free kick in the 94th minute. 95 minutes into the match, Ennio Celli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emmanuel Nizam. Us Lecce Spa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ennio Celli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Herta Vernello were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Us Lecce Spa for a fine match.