League

Nervi
Spectators: 6851 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrea Circelli took the kick off in the first half of the match. Anfilogino Pensa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberigo Baur in the 5th minute of play. Anfilogino Pensa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filippo Nazzaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Filippo Nazzaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anfilogino Pensa having to interfere. Comunardo Baresi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrea Suriani in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, FC Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Andrea Circelli came free, but Comunardo Baresi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 18 minutes of play, FC Lions's Xiao Antezana made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anfilogino Pensa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Andrea Circelli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Comunardo Baresi having to make a save. Amerigo Montagna kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Eugenio Granata, 28 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Comunardo Baresi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Circelli in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, FC Lions's goalkeeper Comunardo Baresi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amerigo Basilico. 33 minutes into the game, Bianco Bearzot was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nervi FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Lions the free kick. After a rather tough play, Nervi FC's Bianco Bearzot got a free kick in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xiao Antezana in the 36th minute of play forced Nervi FC's goalkeeper Anfilogino Pensa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anfilogino Pensa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xiao Antezana in the 37th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Lions's Amos De Donatis got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 42nd minute, Bianco Bearzot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Xiao Antezana made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, FC Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bianco Antonioni to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the FC Lions defense, Andrea Circelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Comunardo Baresi. The FC Lions fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Comunardo Baresi should have stopped the shot. Xiao Antezana 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 62nd minute, Xiao Antezana made a precise shot to the right of Anfilogino Pensa. Nervi FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Comunardo Baresi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrea Circelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amerigo Basilico in the 69th minute of play forced FC Lions's goalkeeper Comunardo Baresi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nervi FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Xiao Antezana scored to the left of an out of position Anfilogino Pensa, making the score, 1-4. Andrea Circelli scored 2-4 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Comunardo Baresi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute of the match, Xiao Antezana got a very nice opportunity to score, but Anfilogino Pensa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Comunardo Baresi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amerigo Basilico, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. With an all-out effort, FC Lions's Anfilogino Pensa threw himself towards the right post 95 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Xiao Antezana, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The FC Lions supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Lions would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.