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Escalator Shrine
Spectators: 7608 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristiano Pozzoli got the match started through his kick off. Fulvio Morelli took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Corrado De Luca. Corrado De Luca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Reality Dream! After 13 minutes of play, Reality Dream's Bianco Cesareo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edoardo Di Santo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th minute, Enrico Borgatello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, San Michele's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Napoleoni came free, but Edoardo Di Santo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, San Michele's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Pozzoli came free, but Edoardo Di Santo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Augusto Napoleoni got free with Edoardo Di Santo in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Corrado De Luca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmondo Piccini in the 21st minute of play. In the 27th minute Cristiano Pozzoli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edoardo Di Santo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Corrado De Luca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Simeoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Cristiano Pozzoli notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of San Michele's Edoardo Di Santo. Edoardo Di Santo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eraldo Lusi was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 34 minutes into the match. After 35 played minutes Reality Dream got a freekick which was hit by Eraldo Lusi. After 37 minutes Reality Dream's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Enrico Borgatello who took care of the corner kick. Corrado De Luca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulvio Morelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmondo Piccini to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Augusto Napoleoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aldo Chelodi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Corrado De Luca made a huge save. In the 55th minute Carlo De Francesco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corrado De Luca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reality Dream's defense didn't have a chance, in the 59th minute, when Fulvio Morelli scored to the left of an out of position Corrado De Luca, making the score, 2-4. Corrado De Luca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmondo Piccini in the 63rd minute. Fulvio Morelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Corrado De Luca made a huge save. Corrado De Luca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo De Francesco, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Cristiano Pozzoli charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristiano Pozzoli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 76th minute, Cristiano Pozzoli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Corrado De Luca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo De Francesco, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 93 minutes, Corrado Nasuti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Reality Dream and the San Michele players grew even worse after the yellow card. Corrado Nasuti hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th match minute, Reality Dream was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Frasca to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 95 minutes, Edmondo Piccini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Michele's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmondo Piccini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle sounded San Michele left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Reality Dream.