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Spectators: 7298 (Terracing: 5475, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ferruccio Pesce kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the Novara Calcio defense, Amerigo De Lellis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristoforo Maiorano. The Novara Calcio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristoforo Maiorano should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Novara Calcio getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Eugenio Santovito hit a great ball. Diego Capone was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Cristoforo Maiorano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferruccio Pesce in the 10th minute of play. If Amerigo De Lellis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Novara Calcio's Cristoforo Maiorano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Negrini in the 13th minute of play. Amerigo De Lellis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristoforo Maiorano having to interfere. Ferruccio Pesce took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristoforo Maiorano. Cristoforo Maiorano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 20thth minute of the game Edmondo Marcelli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CB Kingdom's Francesco Piattelli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Amerigo De Lellis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferruccio Pesce in the 23rd minute of play forced Novara Calcio's goalkeeper Cristoforo Maiorano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amerigo De Lellis hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Ferruccio Pesce recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When CB Kingdom's Ferruccio Pesce in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Novara Calcio's goalie prevented a goal. Cristoforo Maiorano came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by CB Kingdom's Amerigo De Lellis. But to his dismay, Amerigo De Lellis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Cristoforo Maiorano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferruccio Pesce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Amerigo De Lellis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristoforo Maiorano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmondo Marcelli to make the kick off. After 55 minutes, Cristoforo Melani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Novara Calcio and the CB Kingdom players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Novara Calcio getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Cristoforo Melani hit a great ball. Cristoforo Maiorano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferruccio Pesce in the 56th minute of the match. Amerigo De Lellis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferruccio Pesce in the 63rd minute of play forced Novara Calcio's goalkeeper Cristoforo Maiorano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Novara Calcio:s Cristoforo Maiorano showed great skill when he stopped Diego Capone:s penalty. Cristoforo Maiorano came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by CB Kingdom's Diego Capone. But to his dismay, Diego Capone quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. After 79 minutes of play Novara Calcio's Felice Corvo was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Novara Calcio's Felice Corvo got a free kick in the 79th minute. Amerigo De Lellis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Cristoforo Maiorano skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Amerigo De Lellis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Cristoforo Maiorano made a huge save. The supporters of CB Kingdom booed when Novara Calcio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristoforo Melani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 96 minutes, Cristoforo Maiorano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. CB Kingdom played a much better game than Novara Calcio and deserved their victory. The Novara Calcio players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.