League

Passatore
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 1610, VIP seats: 140) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Francesco Trombetta made the kick off which started today's match. Bussolino FC's Christian Melfi pulled a muscle in his leg after 2 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 2 minutes into the game, Enzo Fantauzzi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Passatore FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bussolino FC the free kick. In the 3rd match minute, Passatore FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Fantauzzi to maneuver through the defense. After 4 minutes, Ennio Grimaldi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Passatore FC and the Bussolino FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of Passatore FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bussolino FC:s goal. If Eraldo Aquilino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Domenico Lauro kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Alvise Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvise Bellomo in the 14th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francesco Trombetta in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alvise Santoro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 21 minutes into the game, Alvise Bellomo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Alvise Santoro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alvise Bellomo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Eraldo Aquilino came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Bussolino FC 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 Eraldo Aquilino couldn't finish the play. Alvise Bellomo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Alvise Santoro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Bussolino FC booed when Passatore FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdinando Aceto didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 34 played minutes Passatore FC got a freekick which was hit by Achille Ferraro. After recieving a nice pass, Bussolino FC's Aurelio Orsini tried to score from far away in the 34th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The supporters of Bussolino FC booed when Passatore FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armin Faccio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alvise Bellomo might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alvise Santoro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvise Bellomo ran back to his position shaking his head. The Passatore FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bussolino FC were winning 0-3.

The wind increased when Fausto Graziani made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Passatore FC's Alvise Santoro got control of the ball when Eraldo Aquilino tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Graziani in the 54th minute of play forced Bussolino FC's goalkeeper Filippo Candeloro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Francesco Trombetta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filippo Candeloro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Graziani in the 66th minute of play. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Passatore FC's goalkeeper Alvise Santoro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 73rd minute, Alvise Bellomo 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. In the 78th minute, Fausto Graziani ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Filippo Candeloro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. In the 82nd match minute, Passatore FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Achille Ferraro to maneuver through the defense. Alvise Santoro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvise Bellomo in the 83rd minute. Alvise Bellomo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Achille Colella recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Eraldo Aquilino took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Alvise Santoro to make any attempt to save it. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Passatore FC's goalkeeper Alvise Santoro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eraldo Aquilino charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eraldo Aquilino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eraldo Aquilino kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Bussolino FC defense, Fabrizio Di Giovanni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Filippo Candeloro. The Bussolino FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Filippo Candeloro should have stopped the shot. The Passatore FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Bussolino FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.