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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Porricchio fc's Filippo De Francesco 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. Higinio Menocal scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damiano Valente, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 10th minute, Filippo De Francesco fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filippo De Francesco got free with Damiano Valente in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Higinio Menocal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Damiano Valente read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Filippo De Francesco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damiano Valente was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Filippo De Francesco's late challenge caught a Operário Sangérsolense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filippo De Francesco helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Porricchio fc getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Filippo De Francesco hit a great ball. Damiano Valente stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filippo De Francesco's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Anthony Pelliccioni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Porricchio fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Anthony Pelliccioni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damiano Valente breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot by Dino Piccini from long distance, 24 minutes into the match, got Damiano Valente's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Operário Sangérsolense's goalkeeper Damiano Valente, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Damiano Valente was a little too slow when Filippo De Francesco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 2-0. Dino Piccini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ciro Romano hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Damiano Valente didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Porricchio fc's Filippo De Francesco shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Damiano Valente made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filippo De Francesco in the 36th minute. Damiano Valente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filippo De Francesco in the 38th minute of the match. With his leg Damiano Valente managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Porricchio fc's Derek Pallister fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 40 minutes, Francesco Falcone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Operário Sangérsolense and the Porricchio fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cristoforo Bellone's late challenge caught a Porricchio fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristoforo Bellone helped the player get up and apologised. Derek Pallister kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cristoforo Bellone was the one to do the kick off. Dino Piccini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anthony Pelliccioni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damiano Valente having to interfere. If Filippo De Francesco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Higinio Menocal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Porricchio fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Menocal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damiano Valente breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Porricchio fc made a substitution. Fausto Canuto replaced Demetrio Giolo. After having played for 65 minutes, Eliseo Chale managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Porricchio fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliseo Chale was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 68th minute of the match Porricchio fc got a corner. Operário Sangérsolense's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fausto Canuto ran over to the corner to take the kick. At last the ball reached Filippo De Francesco at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Operário Sangérsolense. 4-0. The supporters of Porricchio fc booed when Operário Sangérsolense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francesco Falcone didn't get a good kick on the ball. Attilio Rivera kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Damiano Valente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Canuto in the 78th minute of the match. A collision led to Operário Sangérsolense getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Anselmo Passalacqua hit a great ball. A collision led to Operário Sangérsolense getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Anselmo Passalacqua hit a great ball. If Higinio Menocal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Filippo De Francesco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filippo De Francesco in the 87th minute of play forced Operário Sangérsolense's goalkeeper Damiano Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filippo De Francesco might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damiano Valente. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filippo De Francesco ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 95th minute, Derek Pallister 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.