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Merano
Spectators: 6882 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1682, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Beppe Damiani started the match with the kick off. Franklin Holzner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alessandro Muto went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Franklin Holzner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carter Carota, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Franklin Holzner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Muto, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Merano's goal looked a bit too open when Cosimo Cardillo came free, but Franklin Holzner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franklin Holzner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Muto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the game, Bruno Leone was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Merano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pilastrello AFC the free kick. In the 19th minute Alessandro Muto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franklin Holzner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franklin Holzner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carter Carota in the 21st minute of the match. A collision led to Pilastrello AFC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Ciro Camerlengo hit a great ball. In the 30th minute Alessandro Muto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franklin Holzner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Merano's goal looked a bit too open when Carter Carota came free, but Franklin Holzner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franklin Holzner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Muto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franklin Holzner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carter Carota in the 37th minute of play. Franklin Holzner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camillo Guerini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

In the 55th match minute, Pilastrello AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carter Carota to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the match, Beppe Damiani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anselmo Eleuteri. Pilastrello AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Beppe Damiani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Merano's Franklin Holzner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Merano from getting a goal against them. Concetto Quattrocchi lost his temper 66 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 65th minute, one of Merano:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Merano. In the 68th minute there was a penalty for Pilastrello AFC. Elia Iannotti stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Franklin Holzner. 1-2. Carter Carota could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Franklin Holzner made a huge save. With a little luck, Merano's Franklin Holzner got control of the ball when Carter Carota tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carter Carota recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Franklin Holzner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Muto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cosimo Cardillo got free with Franklin Holzner in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cosimo Cardillo got free with Franklin Holzner in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Franklin Holzner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camillo Guerini, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. With a little luck, Merano's Franklin Holzner got control of the ball when Cosimo Cardillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Merano's Franklin Holzner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camillo Guerini in the 99th minute of play.