League

Stadio Bulgorello
Spectators: 7300 (Terracing: 5511, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 100) Roncopascolo FC's Ernesto Carnevale 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. Bruce Stuber scored 1-0 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carmine Nardone, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ernesto Carnevale in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Felice Caiola saved Bulgorello from getting behind. Felice Caiola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Combi in the 11th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Bulgorello's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Fabri came free, but Felice Caiola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruce Stuber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carmine Nardone having to interfere. When Achille Novella came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Bulgorello fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Achille Novella couldn't finish the play. Bulgorello's Felice Caiola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Disastro in the 21st minute of play. Carmine Nardone made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Achille Novella sent off a good shot on target. When Bulgorello's Bruce Stuber in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Roncopascolo FC's goalie prevented a goal. Achille Novella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Carmine Nardone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carmine Nardone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruce Stuber in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Roncopascolo FC's goalkeeper Carmine Nardone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristoforo Russo's late challenge caught a Bulgorello's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristoforo Russo helped the player get up and apologised. After 39 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Roncopascolo FC! In the 44th match minute, Bulgorello was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feliksas Ajutis to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bruce Stuber to make the kick off. If Bruce Stuber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd minute, Bruce Stuber 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. 57 minutes into the match, Bulgorello's Bruce Stuber sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carmine Nardone narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A hard shot by Ciro Disastro from long distance, 65 minutes into the match, got Felice Caiola's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The supporters of Bulgorello booed when Roncopascolo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dennis Violento didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 played minutes Feliksas Ajutis shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Roncopascolo FC's Carmine Nardone to catch but Feliksas Ajutis was lucky. It became 3-0 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. During the 75th minute of the match Cristoforo Russo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Cristoforo Russo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 75th minute, one of Roncopascolo FC: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 Roncopascolo FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruce Stuber in the 88th minute of play forced Roncopascolo FC's goalkeeper Carmine Nardone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Roncopascolo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bruce Stuber came free, but Carmine Nardone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 97 minutes into the match, Roncopascolo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Achille Novella came free, but Carmine Nardone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roncopascolo FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.