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Stadio Sorbo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Comunardo De Marchi started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Casper Galle notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sorbo's Cristiano Goffredo. Cristiano Goffredo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Sorbo's zone, Damiano Picca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristiano Goffredo came out of the goal and Damiano Picca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Ennio Celli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Goffredo was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. 9 minutes into the match, Ennio Celli notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Sorbo's Cristiano Goffredo. Cristiano Goffredo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ennio Celli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Diego Teti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Herta Vernello's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Teti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Goffredo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Herta Vernello's Casper Galle got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Damiano Picca in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano Goffredo saved Sorbo from getting behind. After 19 minutes Sorbo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Damiano Picca who took care of the corner kick. After 21 minutes, Ennio Celli made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Sorbo's Cristiano Goffredo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Herta Vernello's Damiano Picca got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alex Alba kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Huben Vechev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Herta Vernello fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Dennis Urbani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 38th minute Damiano Picca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Goffredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sorbo's Cristiano Goffredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casper Galle in the 39th minute of play. After 41 minutes, Dennis Urbani made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. Sorbo's Cristiano Goffredo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Casper Galle in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano Goffredo saved Sorbo from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-8 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ennio Celli to make the kick off. Herta Vernello's Huben Vechev was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 55th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Herta Vernello were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Sorbo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Damiano Picca took the corner. Herta Vernello's Damiano Picca was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cristiano Goffredo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 65 minutes in the game, Huben Vechev fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Cristiano Goffredo having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Damiano Picca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Herta Vernello fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-12. An unexpected shot in the 70th minute by Casper Galle got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ennio Celli took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristiano Goffredo. Cristiano Goffredo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-13. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Fulvio Forte managed to get in a good position for a shot. Herta Vernello's supporters rose to their feet, but Fulvio Forte was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Goffredo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 77 minutes of play, Herta Vernello's Huben Vechev made it 0-14 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristiano Goffredo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Damiano Picca took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristiano Goffredo. Cristiano Goffredo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-15. Herta Vernello's Fulvio Donadoni was substituted for Damiano Picca. Cristiano Goffredo was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Ennio Celli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ennio Celli really showed his touch with that goal: 0-16. After a defensive mix-up in Sorbo's zone, Huben Vechev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristiano Goffredo came out of the goal and Huben Vechev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristiano Goffredo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Herta Vernello's Ennio Celli shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-17 in the ordered_time% minute. Sorbo's Cristiano Goffredo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Sorbo from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Teti got free with Cristiano Goffredo in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.