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Roberto Baggio
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dario Ottaviani got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 6 minutes, Geovanni Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Buffalo Homies's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geovanni Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexander Mancini during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 9th match minute, Varsity Blues Velletri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Mancini to maneuver through the defense. When Alexander Mancini was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 16 minutes had been played. Alexander Mancini hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute, Eraldo La Marca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Varsity Blues Velletri's zone, Geovanni Cruz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ferdinando Franceschelli came out of the goal and Geovanni Cruz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 27th match minute, Varsity Blues Velletri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Passerini to maneuver through the defense. Dario Ottaviani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Geovanni Cruz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ferdinando Franceschelli having to make a save. Amos Dominici sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Buffalo Homies's Tayyip Akhan got control of the ball when Amerigo Galante tried to sneak it across the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Amerigo Galante was the one to do the kick off. Dario Ottaviani hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Carmine Renzi hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After 64 played minutes Buffalo Homies got a freekick which was hit by Ercole Ferretti. In the 70th minute, Dario Ottaviani reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ferdinando Franceschelli. The goal made the score 0-1. Tayyip Akhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amerigo Galante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Amos Dominici hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the game, Dario Ottaviani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ferdinando Franceschelli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 85 minutes, Eraldo La Marca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Varsity Blues Velletri and the Buffalo Homies players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eraldo La Marca hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. A collision led to Varsity Blues Velletri getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Eraldo La Marca hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Varsity Blues Velletri's zone, Geovanni Cruz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ferdinando Franceschelli came out of the goal and Geovanni Cruz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 93 minutes, Geovanni Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Buffalo Homies's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geovanni Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th 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 Franceschelli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Buffalo Homies walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.