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Thebubba Arena
Spectators: 6450 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Olov Holmberg got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes, L.R. Vicenza's Aristides Nel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emilio Bordon came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in L.R. Vicenza reached it. In the 6th minute, Paşa Palla made a precise shot to the right of Emilio Bordon. AC Thebubba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Paşa Palla notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of AC Thebubba's Emilio Bordon. Emilio Bordon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 12 minutes into the match, Cesare Boldrini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilio Bordon. AC Thebubba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cesare Boldrini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 15 minutes into the match, AC Thebubba's goal looked a bit too open when Olov Holmberg came free, but Emilio Bordon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Paşa Palla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Bordon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olov Holmberg scored 0-5 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emilio Bordon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Olov Holmberg took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emilio Bordon. Emilio Bordon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. 26 minutes into the match, Eraldo Olivieri notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of AC Thebubba's Emilio Bordon. Emilio Bordon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of AC Thebubba booed when L.R. Vicenza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olov Holmberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emilio Bordon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olov Holmberg went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. When L.R. Vicenza's Aristides Nel in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC Thebubba's goalie prevented a goal. Olov Holmberg took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emilio Bordon. Emilio Bordon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. Paşa Palla might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emilio Bordon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paşa Palla ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 37th minute, Olov Holmberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Bordon was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10. After a defensive mix-up in AC Thebubba's zone, Paşa Palla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emilio Bordon came out of the goal and Paşa Palla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Olov Holmberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Emilio Bordon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the game, Aristides Nel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-11. Emilio Bordon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 46 minutes into the match, Aristides Nel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilio Bordon. AC Thebubba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aristides Nel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-12.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cosimo Pasquarelli made a kick off. Emilio Bordon made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Olov Holmberg sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to AC Thebubba getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Anthony Alfani hit a great ball. The supporters of L.R. Vicenza booed when AC Thebubba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthony Alfani didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 0-14 when Olov Holmberg sped through AC Thebubba's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Emilio Bordon. Olov Holmberg succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-15 in the 64th playminute. Emilio Bordon was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Olov Holmberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Olov Holmberg really showed his touch with that goal: 0-16. Paşa Palla scored 0-17 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emilio Bordon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 72 minutes, Eraldo Olivieri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. L.R. Vicenza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eraldo Olivieri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emilio Bordon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olov Holmberg in the 73rd minute. Cesare Boldrini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emilio Bordon having to make a save. Olov Holmberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Emilio Bordon made a huge save. Emilio Bordon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aristides Nel in the 76th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as L.R. Vicenza's Olov Holmberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Emilio Bordon. That made the score 0-18 after 78 minutes of play. Emilio Bordon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aristides Nel, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Emilio Bordon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olov Holmberg in the 83rd minute of the match. L.R. Vicenza's Cesare Boldrini got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Olov Holmberg took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emilio Bordon. Emilio Bordon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-19. In the 95th minute, Paşa Palla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The L.R. Vicenza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-20. L.R. Vicenza's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.