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Stadio Super Santos
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. Antonio Maio started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes in the game Fulvio Sciarra did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Alfonso Ciccone. If Alessio Vitucci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 0-1 became the score in the 15th minute when Alberto Briganti elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Minotti in the 20th minute of play forced Urbe Et Orbi's goalkeeper Eugenio Cavanna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Alfonso Stellato was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Urbe Et Orbi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leonardo the free kick. In the 20th minute, Alfonso Stellato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Minotti in the 22nd minute of play forced Urbe Et Orbi's goalkeeper Eugenio Cavanna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Emilio Minotti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leonardo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Ermanno Bianchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eugenio Cavanna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Briganti in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Antonio Maio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Claudio Doris. Antonio Maio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. 33 minutes into the match, Alessio Vitucci notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Leonardo's Claudio Doris. Claudio Doris was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ermanno Bianchi struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Claudio Doris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Urbe Et Orbi. 41 minutes into the match, Urbe Et Orbi's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Minotti came free, but Eugenio Cavanna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alberto Briganti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Leonardo's Alberto Briganti ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eugenio Cavanna. Eugenio Cavanna yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Claudio Doris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessio Vitucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Maio in the 56th minute of play forced Leonardo's goalkeeper Claudio Doris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute Daniele Basile shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Doris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Antonio Maio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Claudio Doris was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alessio Vitucci recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Urbe Et Orbi's Arturo Aversano was substituted for Antonio Maio. Ermanno Bianchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arturo Aversano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Claudio Doris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudio Doris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Aversano in the 73rd minute of the match. Ermanno Bianchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Claudio Doris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Urbe Et Orbi made a substitution. Comunardo Pascali replaced Daniele Basile. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Arturo Aversano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Urbe Et Orbi's supporters rose to their feet, but Arturo Aversano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudio Doris breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arturo Aversano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Doris having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Urbe Et Orbi's Aurelio Vettori got a free kick in the 93rd minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Urbe Et Orbi players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.