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Carpi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edoardo Spitaleri kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, SANTANDREA's Cristoforo Amicone got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute, Leonidas Bosis made a precise shot to the right of Cristoforo Scivittaro. SANTANDREA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Ercole Gallucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Mattei in the 12th minute of play. When Leonidas Bosis came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Carpi 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 Leonidas Bosis couldn't finish the play. SANTANDREA's Edoardo Spitaleri got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ercole Gallucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Mattei in the 20th minute of play. Cristoforo Oberrauch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Cristoforo Scivittaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Carpi FC's Cristoforo Oberrauch got a free kick in the 27th minute. Ercole Gallucci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christian Mattei's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 29thth minute of the game Edoardo Spitaleri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Carpi FC's Ercole Gallucci was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fang Guang Ping got free with Cristoforo Scivittaro in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Carpi FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Fabio Iacovella hit a great ball. Cosimo Mariotti took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ercole Gallucci. Carpi FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Edoardo Spitaleri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th match minute, SANTANDREA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Del Greco to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in SANTANDREA's zone, Fang Guang Ping stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristoforo Scivittaro came out of the goal and Fang Guang Ping tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fang Guang Ping stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leonidas Bosis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute, Leonidas Bosis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carpi FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 63 minutes into the match, Carpi FC's Fang Guang Ping sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristoforo Scivittaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Leonidas Bosis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Christian Mattei managed to get in a good position for a shot. SANTANDREA's supporters rose to their feet, but Christian Mattei was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ercole Gallucci breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ercole Gallucci came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by SANTANDREA's Edoardo Spitaleri. But to his dismay, Edoardo Spitaleri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. When Fabio Iacovella fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Carpi FC's protests and gave Fabio Iacovella a yellow card for diving instead. After 73 played minutes Carpi FC got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Iacovella. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessandro Ianni got free with Ercole Gallucci in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Carpi FC's Leonidas Bosis got a free kick in the 76th minute. During the 81st minute of the match Cristoforo Oberrauch completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Cristoforo Oberrauch a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 85th minute, Carpi FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Edoardo Spitaleri fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Cristoforo Scivittaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fang Guang Ping, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Carpi FC's Leonidas Bosis got his second yellow card of the match in the 88th minute. The referee ordered Leonidas Bosis off the ground.