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Spectators: 6677 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1677, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Angelo Varglien got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Varglien in the 8th minute of play forced Phoenix Football Club's goalkeeper Ernesto Latini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfonso Rosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Fausto Di Giovanni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Phoenix Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Felice Fabiani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Di Giovanni in the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Alfonso Rosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Latini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Demetrio Rapone took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ernesto Latini. Phoenix Football Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Aurelio Rivera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fogarole FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Phoenix Football Club the free kick. The referee gave Phoenix Football Club a penalty, 27 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aurelio Signoretti, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Fogarole FC's Felice Fabiani. 0-2. Fausto Di Giovanni took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Felice Fabiani. Felice Fabiani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. When Bruno Muzzatti came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Phoenix Football Club 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 Bruno Muzzatti couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Phoenix Football Club's Ernesto Latini got control of the ball when Alfonso Rosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bruno Muzzatti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fausto Di Giovanni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Felice Fabiani made a huge save. Felice Fabiani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Muzzatti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Fausto Di Giovanni came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Phoenix Football Club 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 Fausto Di Giovanni couldn't finish the play. When Alfonso Rosa came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Fogarole 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 Alfonso Rosa couldn't finish the play. After 69 played minutes Phoenix Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Ettore Caiola. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Angelo Varglien in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ernesto Latini saved Phoenix Football Club from getting behind. In the 71st minute, Dennis Del Prete hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Alfonso Rosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Phoenix Football Club's zone, Alfonso Rosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernesto Latini came out of the goal and Alfonso Rosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 79 minutes into the game, Fogarole FC's Angelo Varglien nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ernesto Latini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. If Fausto Di Giovanni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fausto Di Giovanni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Felice Fabiani made a huge save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Phoenix Football Club eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.