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Buffalo Stadium
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Dario Ottaviani started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 minutes, Alberigo Di Cicco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sportiva Libera and the Buffalo Homies players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alberigo Di Cicco kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Buffalo Homies's Dario Ottaviani got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Dario Ottaviani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferdinando Biavati made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Geovanni Cruz sent off a good shot on target. Tayyip Akhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony Porreca, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Homies's Davide Cameli got a free kick in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Brandolini in the 15th minute of play forced Buffalo Homies's goalkeeper Tayyip Akhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Eugenio Brandolini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tayyip Akhan. Buffalo Homies's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eugenio Brandolini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Amos Salvagnin fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sportiva Libera's protests and gave Amos Salvagnin a yellow card for diving instead. After 20 played minutes Sportiva Libera got a freekick which was hit by Amos Salvagnin. Tayyip Akhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenio Brandolini in the 27th minute of the match. After 35 played minutes Sportiva Libera got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Iachini. Geovanni Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Ferdinando Biavati tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 37 played minutes Sportiva Libera got a freekick which was hit by Eugenio Brandolini. Domenico Miccoli hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After the first half Sportiva Libera were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Eugenio Brandolini made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Dario Ottaviani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Buffalo Homies's supporters rose to their feet, but Dario Ottaviani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ferdinando Biavati breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 54th minute, Anthony Porreca made a precise shot to the right of Tayyip Akhan. Buffalo Homies's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Tayyip Akhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Brandolini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Geovanni Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Alfredo Fanfarone fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Buffalo Homies's protests and gave Alfredo Fanfarone a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th match minute, Buffalo Homies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Fanfarone to maneuver through the defense. Alfredo Fanfarone hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Buffalo Homies's Tayyip Akhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugenio Brandolini in the 81st minute of play. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sportiva Libera's goalkeeper Ferdinando Biavati, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domenico Miccoli during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 93rd minute, Domenico Miccoli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sportiva Libera's Alberigo Di Cicco couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 94th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Buffalo Homies. The Buffalo Homies fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sportiva Libera were clearly better and deserved to take the win.