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Rebbio
Spectators: 6708 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 30) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cesare Guarrera started the match with the kick off. When US Calcio Badia Polesine's Franco Di Paolo in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rebbio's goalie prevented a goal. If Dave Pennetta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8thth minute of the game Franco Di Paolo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rebbio's Emiliano Di Lullo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dave Pennetta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Emiliano Di Lullo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Franco Di Paolo came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the US Calcio Badia Polesine 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 Franco Di Paolo couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Rebbio getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Aurelio Caponera hit a great ball. Cesare Guarrera was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 19th minute. Rebbio's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Franco Di Paolo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Emiliano Di Lullo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlo Mastronardi's late challenge caught a US Calcio Badia Polesine's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlo Mastronardi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Rebbio's Carlo Mastronardi got a free kick in the 27th minute. Dave Pennetta might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emiliano Di Lullo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dave Pennetta ran back to his position shaking his head. Franco Di Paolo charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Franco Di Paolo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd match minute, US Calcio Badia Polesine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franco Di Paolo to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute of the match Paul Bianchi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emiliano Di Lullo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Rebbio getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Carlo Mastronardi hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Franco Di Paolo managed to get in a good position for a shot. US Calcio Badia Polesine's supporters rose to their feet, but Franco Di Paolo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emiliano Di Lullo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Franco Di Paolo to strike the kick off in the second half. Cesare Guarrera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Alex Salemme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciriaco Raymundo kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Rebbio's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Franco Di Paolo scored to the left of an out of position Emiliano Di Lullo, making the score, 0-2. US Calcio Badia Polesine's Franco Di Paolo got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Franco Di Paolo came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the US Calcio Badia Polesine 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 Franco Di Paolo couldn't finish the play. Dave Pennetta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emiliano Di Lullo made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Dave Pennetta sent off a good shot on target. Franco Di Paolo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Di Lullo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Festa in the 76th minute of play forced US Calcio Badia Polesine's goalkeeper Alex Salemme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Dave Pennetta managed to get in a good position for a shot. US Calcio Badia Polesine's supporters rose to their feet, but Dave Pennetta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emiliano Di Lullo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. US Calcio Badia Polesine were furious when Ercole Perna was red carded, 96 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 95th minute, one of US Calcio Badia Polesine: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 US Calcio Badia Polesine. US Calcio Badia Polesine's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.