League

San Paolo
Spectators: 7298 (Terracing: 5475, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anthony Pietropaolo kicked off to start the match. Alberigo Cipollone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthony Pietropaolo in the 3rd minute of the match. Donato Magno kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After 4 played minutes Capurso got a freekick which was hit by Anthony Pietropaolo. After a rather tough play, Capurso's Bernardo Pari got a free kick in the 6th minute. Alberigo Cipollone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermanno Costa in the 9th minute of play. Fulvio Pezzella kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the game, Donato Magno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Napoli's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Capurso the free kick. After 16 minutes, Anthony Pietropaolo made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Napoli's Alberigo Cipollone tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ermanno Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Alberigo Cipollone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 31 minutes, Dario Pio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Napoli and the Capurso players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st match minute, Napoli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Pio to maneuver through the defense. Alberigo Cipollone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermanno Costa in the 37th minute of the match. After 37 played minutes Napoli got a freekick which was hit by Diego Pari. Alberigo Cipollone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthony Pietropaolo in the 39th minute of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Ermanno Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Capurso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ermanno Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Anthony Pietropaolo sped through Napoli's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alberigo Cipollone. Donato Piccirilli hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Donato Magno hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the game, Capurso's Ermanno Costa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alberigo Cipollone made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After 67 played minutes Anthony Pietropaolo rounded Napoli's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. After a rather tough play, Capurso's Donato Piccirilli got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 74th minute, Anthony Pietropaolo 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. In the 76th minute, Andrea Giancristofaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anthony Pietropaolo might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alberigo Cipollone. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anthony Pietropaolo ran back to his position shaking his head. Alberigo Cipollone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony Pietropaolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The audience was convinced that Concetto Ascani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Federico Casciano was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 85th match minute, Capurso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Piccirilli to maneuver through the defense. Concetto Ascani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anthony Pietropaolo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ermanno Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.