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Match Report
Valle
Spectators: 8011 (Terracing: 6009,
Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 160) Fabrizio Basso hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Enzo Mantini took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alvaro Cipollone. Stezzano FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Fabiano Spinosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Elia De Lucia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernesto Rivera who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Alvaro Cipollone when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Benji Stone took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elia De Lucia. Elia De Lucia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. A collision led to Stezzano FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Eugenio Tagliente hit a great ball. In the 19th minute, Eugenio Tagliente made a precise shot to the right of Elia De Lucia. Valle's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Alfredo Restaino's late challenge caught a Valle's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredo Restaino helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Rotolo in the 27th minute of play forced Valle's goalkeeper Elia De Lucia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 28 minutes, Alfredo Di Fonzo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valle's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredo Di Fonzo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fabiano Spinosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elia De Lucia came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Stezzano FC's Benji Stone. But to his dismay, Benji Stone quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Stezzano FC's Fabiano Spinosa got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fausto Savini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elia De Lucia having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eugenio Tagliente to make the kick off. When Antonio Rotolo came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Stezzano FC 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 Antonio Rotolo couldn't finish the play. Fabiano Spinosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Stezzano FC's Alfredo Restaino got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valle's goalkeeper Elia De Lucia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Tagliente in the 63rd minute of play forced Valle's goalkeeper Elia De Lucia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eugenio Tagliente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elia De Lucia having to interfere. Elia De Lucia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Tagliente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfredo Restaino hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Enzo Mantini sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Stezzano FC's Alvaro Cipollone didn't even have to move. The supporters of Stezzano FC booed when Valle was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Ciarrocchi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benji Stone hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute, Antonio Rotolo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stezzano FC's Benji Stone got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Antonio Rotolo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elia De Lucia having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Alfredo Di Fonzo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Alvaro Cipollone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Di Fonzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After a rather tough play, Valle's Cosimo Zollino got a free kick in the 96th minute.
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