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Stadio Bibbiano
Spectators: 6768 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fausto Visintin started the match with the kick off. Ciro Melfi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Filippo De Tommasi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Carlo Belfiore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlo Cappucci during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Carlo Cappucci hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Ciro Lo Iacono made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Alberto Falcone sent off a good shot on target. Carlo Cappucci was shown his second yellow card after 21 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Carlo Cappucci kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Visintin in the 23rd minute of play forced Taleacotium's goalkeeper Ciro Lo Iacono to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciro Lo Iacono was a little too slow when Fausto Visintin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 2-0. Ciro Melfi took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filippo De Tommasi. Filippo De Tommasi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Filippo De Tommasi came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Taleacotium's Ciro Melfi. But to his dismay, Ciro Melfi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 42 minutes into the match, Bibbiano AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Carlo Belfiore came free, but Filippo De Tommasi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Bibbiano AFC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Camillo Cesaroni hit a great ball. Andrea Teti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Bibbiano AFC's Emiliano Greco got a free kick in the 45th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlo Belfiore in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Filippo De Tommasi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 53rd minute, Armando Mauro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ciro Lo Iacono showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Visintin, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 63rdth minute of the game Armando Mauro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bibbiano AFC's Filippo De Tommasi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Filippo De Tommasi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlo Belfiore in the 64th minute of the match. Carlo Belfiore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alberto Falcone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Lo Iacono having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alberto Falcone in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciro Lo Iacono prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 73rd minute Carlo Belfiore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filippo De Tommasi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlo Belfiore in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Filippo De Tommasi saved Bibbiano AFC from getting behind. Filippo De Tommasi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Armando Mauro's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. When Taleacotium's Carlo Belfiore in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bibbiano AFC's goalie prevented a goal. When Augusto Mansueto came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Taleacotium 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 Augusto Mansueto couldn't finish the play. In the 81stth minute of the game Carlo Belfiore who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bibbiano AFC's Filippo De Tommasi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Ciro Melfi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 90 minutes into the game, Carlo Belfiore recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Filippo De Tommasi. Carlo Belfiore showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. Taleacotium played a much better game than Bibbiano AFC and deserved their victory. The Bibbiano AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.