League

Roberto Baggio
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Casavatore AFC's Alberigo Piccirilli 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. Eraldo La Marca hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Anselmo Cattaneo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Ferdinando Franceschelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberigo Piccirilli hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Amerigo Baur charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amerigo Baur the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Amerigo Baur kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Varsity Blues Velletri's Ferdinando Franceschelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberigo Piccirilli in the 19th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Varsity Blues Velletri's Amerigo Galante 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, 1-0. Anselmo Cattaneo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Ferdinando Franceschelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Anselmo Cattaneo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferdinando Franceschelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Cattaneo, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Casavatore AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Passerini came free, but Attilio Orecchioni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Amerigo Baur came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Varsity Blues Velletri 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 Amerigo Baur couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anselmo Passerini to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Amerigo Galante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Attilio Orecchioni was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amerigo Galante in the 65th minute of play forced Casavatore AFC's goalkeeper Attilio Orecchioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 66th minute of the game. One of Casavatore AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Varsity Blues Velletri:s goal. Ettore Massaro placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! When Eraldo La Marca came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Varsity Blues Velletri 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 Eraldo La Marca couldn't finish the play. Amerigo Baur struck a weak shot in the 76th 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 Varsity Blues Velletri. In the 79th minute Alberigo Piccirilli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdinando Franceschelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberigo Piccirilli succeeded in the game's 91st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. Casavatore AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.