League

Stadio Casavatore
Spectators: 6790 (Terracing: 5022, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 6) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dario Ottaviani started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amos Dominici in the 5th minute of play forced Casavatore AFC's goalkeeper Attilio Orecchioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Buffalo Homies's Amos Dominici nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Attilio Orecchioni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 7th minute, Alberigo Piccirilli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 10 minutes, Dario Ottaviani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Buffalo Homies's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dario Ottaviani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Ottaviani in the 12th minute of play forced Casavatore AFC's goalkeeper Attilio Orecchioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buffalo Homies's Tayyip Akhan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Buffalo Homies from getting a goal against them. After 25 minutes Buffalo Homies's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Davide Raffa who took care of the corner kick. Casavatore AFC's Davide Raffa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tayyip Akhan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of Casavatore AFC booed when Buffalo Homies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domenico Miccoli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amos Dominici struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Attilio Orecchioni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Buffalo Homies. 39 minutes into the match, Dario Ottaviani notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Casavatore AFC's Attilio Orecchioni. Attilio Orecchioni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 43 minutes into the game, Buffalo Homies's Amos Dominici nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Attilio Orecchioni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alberigo Piccirilli to make the kick off. Dario Ottaviani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Attilio Orecchioni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Buffalo Homies's goal looked a bit too open when Cristoforo Scafati came free, but Tayyip Akhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Homies's Domenico Miccoli got a free kick in the 60th minute. Tayyip Akhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anselmo Cattaneo in the 64th minute of the match. Tayyip Akhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anselmo Cattaneo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovanni Cruz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Attilio Orecchioni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Casavatore AFC's zone, Amos Dominici stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Attilio Orecchioni came out of the goal and Amos Dominici tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Attilio Orecchioni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dario Ottaviani, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 75 played minutes Casavatore AFC got a freekick which was hit by Alberigo Piccirilli. If Geovanni Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Buffalo Homies's Tayyip Akhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberigo Piccirilli in the 84th minute of play. A collision led to Buffalo Homies getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Domenico Miccoli hit a great ball. Attilio Orecchioni was a little too slow when Dario Ottaviani got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 0-5. After 98 played minutes Casavatore AFC got a freekick which was hit by Achille Campo. The Buffalo Homies supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Buffalo Homies would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.