League

Frassinara
Spectators: 6684 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1684, VIP seats: 0) Frassinara's Filippo Berardini started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd match minute, Mariano Comense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberigo Muto to maneuver through the defense. After 9 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mariano Comense! Flavio Profeta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Filippo Berardini reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Edoardo Banana. The goal made the score 1-0. Fortunato Grossi kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Edoardo Banana stood somewhat misplaced when Enzo Pascucci came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 28 minute. After a rather tough play, Frassinara's Enzo Pascucci got a free kick in the 30th minute. Dino Cacciatore didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Mariano Comense's Ciccio Masetti shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Adriano Pettinelli's late challenge caught a Frassinara's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adriano Pettinelli helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th minute, one of Mariano Comense: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 Mariano Comense. Edoardo Banana went to the wrong direction when Fabiano Di Vito was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 38th minute, Adriano Pettinelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute Ciccio Masetti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Cacciatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dario Benarrivo hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ciccio Masetti was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Filippo Berardini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edoardo Banana was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. 54 minutes into the game, Beppe Bolognini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mariano Comense's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Frassinara the free kick. The supporters of Frassinara booed when Mariano Comense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beppe Bolognini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filippo Berardini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edoardo Banana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dario Benarrivo's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Edoardo Banana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dave De Marco in the 64th minute of play. If Filippo Berardini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, Filippo Berardini 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. Dario Benarrivo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edoardo Banana having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, Mariano Comense's goal looked a bit too open when Dave De Marco came free, but Edoardo Banana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Comense's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.