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SHIELD STADIUM
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andrea Ceccon kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Xxxxx Xxxx XX getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Dragojlo Karajičić hit a great ball. Ciro Piola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Concetto Franzioni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Enzo Casiraghi fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SHIELD's protests and gave Enzo Casiraghi a yellow card for diving instead. After 14 played minutes SHIELD got a freekick which was hit by Enzo Casiraghi. Andrea Ceccon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Piola having to interfere. Ciro Piola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragojlo Karajičić, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Ciro Piola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Ceccon in the 18th minute of the match. After 22 played minutes SHIELD got a freekick which was hit by Enzo Casiraghi. The audience was convinced that Andrea Ceccon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Piola was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. When Franco Capaldo fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SHIELD's protests and gave Franco Capaldo a yellow card for diving instead. Franco Capaldo kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as SHIELD's Enzo Casiraghi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tolek Podwojski. That made the score 1-0 after 35 minutes of play. Ciro Piola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Coco in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Ernesto Coco 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 Piola didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andrea Ceccon went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of SHIELD booed when Xxxxx Xxxx XX was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dave Marzoli didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antonello Di Crescenzo made a kick off. Tolek Podwojski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davide Romino, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 57th minute, Xxxxx Xxxx XX's Andrea Ceccon ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ciro Piola. Ciro Piola yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Dragojlo Karajičić's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ciro Piola read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Andrea Ceccon might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ciro Piola. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrea Ceccon ran back to his position shaking his head. When Ferdinando Riva fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SHIELD's protests and gave Ferdinando Riva a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, SHIELD's Ferdinando Riva got a free kick in the 68th minute. Ciro Piola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrea Ceccon, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Ernesto Coco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dragojlo Karajičić struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Ciro Piola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xxxxx Xxxx XX. Xxxxx Xxxx XX made a substitution. Davide Meazza replaced Dragojlo Karajičić. SHIELD's Ciro Piola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save SHIELD from getting a goal against them. A nice corner shot did that Carmine Ruggieri got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ciro Piola quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ernesto Coco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Piola having to interfere. Ferdinando Riva got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to SHIELD getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Ferdinando Riva hit a great ball. In the 91st minute of the game, Davide Meazza landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. A collision led to SHIELD getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Davide Romino hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Andrea Ceccon 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. 96 minutes into the match, Xxxxx Xxxx XX's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Capaldo came free, but Tolek Podwojski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xxxxx Xxxx XX's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.