League

SC Marano
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Merano's Fedele Sangermano 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. When %teams%'s Claudio Pazienza was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-0 just inside the left pole, 4 minutes into the game. Bruno Di Fazio was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Bruno Di Fazio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Claudio Pazienza showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 7 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Anakyn FC's Flavio Di Giambattista got a free kick in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Merano's Davide Signori broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Davide Guerra succeeded in the game's 17th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. 22 minutes into the match, Anakyn FC's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Guerra came free, but Antonio De Felice reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Pazienza in the 24th minute of play forced Merano's goalkeeper Bruno Di Fazio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Emanuele Lampa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 26 minutes, Claudio Pazienza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Anakyn FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudio Pazienza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 33 minutes into the match, Anakyn FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fedele Sangermano came free, but Antonio De Felice reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Merano's Bruno Di Fazio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Pazienza in the 40th minute of play. Emanuele Lampa hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Fedele Sangermano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Antonio De Felice tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudio Pazienza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Davide Guerra scored 2-2 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antonio De Felice, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 57th minute, Davide Guerra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Merano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Davide Guerra's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Antonio De Felice skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Davide Signori fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Merano's protests and gave Davide Signori a yellow card for diving instead. After 64 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Merano! The referee gave Anakyn FC a penalty, 66 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Amedeo Franceschi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Merano's Bruno Di Fazio. 3-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ennio Nicolo during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th 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. If Fulvio Caneva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claudio Pazienza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Bruno Di Fazio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Fulvio Caneva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Caneva in the 84th minute of play forced Merano's goalkeeper Bruno Di Fazio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Merano's Fedele Sangermano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Antonio De Felice. That made the score 4-4 after 86 minutes of play. Antonio De Felice took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Sangermano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonio De Felice was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fedele Sangermano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-5 in the 93 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Merano's Fedele Sangermano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Antonio De Felice. That made the score 4-6 after 100 minutes of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Merano walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.