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Stadio Quarto Inferi
Spectators: 6676 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cosimo Di Franco got the match started through his kick off. After 5 minutes, Alex Scrima mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lonate Pozzolo and the U.C. OMISSAM players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 5 played minutes Lonate Pozzolo got a freekick which was hit by Alex Scrima. Biagio Di Gennaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Carlo Trabucco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cosimo Di Franco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlo Trabucco having to interfere. In the 11th minute, one of U.C. OMISSAM: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 U.C. OMISSAM. If Cosimo Di Franco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Lonate Pozzolo's Dino Brunelli got a free kick in the 24th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cosimo Di Franco in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlo Trabucco saved Lonate Pozzolo from getting behind. Alberigo Di Fonzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Alfredo Santone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cosimo Di Franco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Carlo Trabucco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Biagio Di Gennaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Carlo Trabucco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlo Trabucco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosimo Di Franco, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Alberigo Di Fonzo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredo Santone having to make a save. Alfredo Santone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Baresi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Alvaro Baresi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Santone was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. The U.C. OMISSAM players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lonate Pozzolo were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvaro Baresi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Alvaro Baresi came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Lonate Pozzolo 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 Alvaro Baresi couldn't finish the play. Alberigo Di Fonzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Santone having to interfere. Alvaro Baresi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Alfredo Santone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Lonate Pozzolo getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Fabrizio Maia hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Lonate Pozzolo's Emilio De Rubeis got a free kick in the 71st minute. Biagio Di Gennaro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlo Trabucco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Alvaro Baresi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Santone having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Alberigo Di Fonzo 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. Alfredo Santone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Baresi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in U.C. OMISSAM's zone, Alvaro Baresi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredo Santone came out of the goal and Alvaro Baresi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alfredo Santone made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Alberigo Di Fonzo sent off a good shot on target. Federico Pellegrini's late challenge caught a Lonate Pozzolo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Federico Pellegrini helped the player get up and apologised. In the 98th match minute, U.C. OMISSAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Pellegrini to maneuver through the defense. In the 98th minute of the match Ermanno Pantani shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfredo Santone showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lonate Pozzolo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.