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Stadio Paparotti
Spectators: 6676 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damiano Vespa started the match with the kick off. Ciccio Cilli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Corrado Pascali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 8 minutes into the game, Fulvio Baresi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ardenza AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Paparotti FC the free kick. Fulvio Baresi kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. If Ciccio Cilli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Achille Canzano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino Di Francesco in the 17th minute of play. Emiliano Stella hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Dino Di Francesco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dino Di Francesco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achille Canzano having to interfere. The supporters of Ardenza AFC booed when Paparotti FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carter Tagliente didn't get a good kick on the ball. Achille Canzano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damiano Vespa, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After a rather tough play, Paparotti FC's Alvaro Carlucci got a free kick in the 25th minute. Ardenza AFC's Elia Taccone couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 31st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Paparotti FC. Achille Canzano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damiano Vespa, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 36 minutes, Carter Tagliente mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paparotti FC and the Ardenza AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dino Di Francesco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Damiano Vespa came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Ardenza AFC 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 Damiano Vespa couldn't finish the play. In the 45th minute, Damiano Vespa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Achille Canzano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emilio Ricciuti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Damiano Vespa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emilio Ricciuti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th match minute, Ardenza AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alessio Marsili to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Paparotti FC booed when Ardenza AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fulvio Baresi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dino Di Francesco struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Achille Canzano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ardenza AFC. The supporters of Paparotti FC booed when Ardenza AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugenio Ferraresi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Ardenza AFC defense, Emilio Ricciuti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Corrado Pascali. The Ardenza AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Corrado Pascali should have stopped the shot. Emilio Ricciuti scored 2-1 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Corrado Pascali, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ardenza AFC's Dino Di Francesco got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emilio Ricciuti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Corrado Pascali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Damiano Vespa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achille Canzano having to interfere. Ciccio Cilli charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciccio Cilli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ciccio Cilli kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match.