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ZIP Arena
Spectators: 6996 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 150) Bagni's Jaromír Čížek started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaromír Čížek in the 7th minute of play forced ZIP Line's goalkeeper Ercole Troiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francesco Mastrocola who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 8thth minute tested the skills of Arturo Tosi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 10 minutes of play, Bagni's Abel Chenard made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ercole Troiano was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 17th minute Jaromír Čížek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Troiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the ZIP Line defense, Camillo Genovese kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ercole Troiano. The ZIP Line fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ercole Troiano should have stopped the shot. ZIP Line's Ercole Troiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Chenard in the 22nd minute of play. Camillo Genovese sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jaromír Čížek took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ercole Troiano. Ercole Troiano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. After 31 minutes of play, Bagni's Jaromír Čížek made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ercole Troiano was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 34 minutes, Jaromír Čížek made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. ZIP Line's Ercole Troiano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Camillo Genovese came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Bagni 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 Camillo Genovese couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the ZIP Line defense, Jaromír Čížek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ercole Troiano. The ZIP Line fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ercole Troiano should have stopped the shot. After the first half Bagni were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francesco Mastrocola stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Camillo Genovese kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ercole Troiano. That made the score 0-8 in the 51 minute of play. Ercole Troiano didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Bagni's Camillo Genovese shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-9 in the ordered_time% minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Bagni's Camillo Genovese slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ercole Troiano. That made the score 0-10 after 56 minutes of play. In the 60th minute, Abel Chenard made a precise shot to the right of Ercole Troiano. ZIP Line's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-11. Camillo Genovese might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ercole Troiano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Camillo Genovese ran back to his position shaking his head. After 63 minutes, Jaromír Čížek made it 0-12 with a short kick to the right side. ZIP Line's Ercole Troiano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Camillo Genovese fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ercole Troiano having to interfere. In the 69th minute of the match Bagni got a corner. ZIP Line's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arrigo Melone ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ercole Troiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaromír Čížek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Camillo Genovese fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ercole Troiano, passed just outside the right post. In the 76th minute, Camillo Genovese fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ercole Troiano, passed just outside the right post. Bagni made a substitution. Frank Pagliuca replaced Jaromír Čížek. Ercole Troiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Pagliuca, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 85th match minute, ZIP Line was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Pozzo to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the game, Frank Pagliuca recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ercole Troiano. Frank Pagliuca showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-13. ZIP Line's Ercole Troiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camillo Genovese in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Bagni's Camillo Genovese dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-14.