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City of Gotham Arena
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martin Vidales kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Ercole Falone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bianco Colaussi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute, Martin Vidales left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gotham City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Ennio Palleschi shot from long distance in the 13th minute, but Bianco Colaussi was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. 16 minutes into the match, Pesciroppo's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Vidales came free, but Bianco Colaussi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bianco Colaussi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Vidales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 23 minutes, Martin Vidales made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Pesciroppo's Bianco Colaussi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bianco Colaussi made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Martin Vidales sent off a good shot on target. Pesciroppo's Bianco Colaussi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Vidales in the 29th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Franco Persia during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pesciroppo's Franco Persia got a free kick in the 30th minute. The supporters of Gotham City booed when Pesciroppo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Corvo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Gotham City getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Ugo Fantozzi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Riva in the 42nd minute of play forced Gotham City's goalkeeper Biagio Lenci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Anselmo Cappucci made the kick off in the second half. Pesciroppo's Bianco Colaussi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Vidales in the 52nd minute of play. Franco Persia got his second yellow card in the match during the 53rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Pesciroppo getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Franco Persia hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Vidales in the 57th minute of play forced Pesciroppo's goalkeeper Bianco Colaussi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martin Vidales in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bianco Colaussi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bianco Colaussi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Vidales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pesciroppo's Bianco Colaussi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Vidales in the 66th minute of play. Martin Vidales recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristiano Cannavacciuolo during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cristiano Cannavacciuolo kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. A hard and well directed shot from Ercole Falone led 69 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Pesciroppo's Bianco Colaussi became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 4-0. Bianco Colaussi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nonso Scarpone, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, Martin Vidales had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bianco Colaussi. Pesciroppo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Vidales was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. 75 minutes into the match, Martin Vidales notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Pesciroppo's Bianco Colaussi. Bianco Colaussi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 78th minute, Florian Rinaldi made a precise shot to the right of Bianco Colaussi. Pesciroppo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Martin Vidales took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bianco Colaussi. Bianco Colaussi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. Bianco Colaussi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Vidales in the 86th minute of play. Martin Vidales received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Bianco Colaussi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bianco Colaussi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Vidales, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute, Ercole Falone 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. In the 96th minute Martin Vidales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bianco Colaussi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin Vidales in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bianco Colaussi saved Pesciroppo from getting behind. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Gotham City had played much better football throughout.