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Salto
Spectators: 6692 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1692, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Castellazzi started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Salto AFC! 9 minutes into the game, Christian Castellazzi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cosimo Greco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Adriano Frabetti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salto AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Adriano Frabetti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Donato Spinosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 24 minutes into the game, Grignano Polesine's Arrigo Nardi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cosimo Greco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Damiano Bartolucci charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damiano Bartolucci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 31 played minutes Salto AFC got a freekick which was hit by Damiano Bartolucci. In the 33rd minute of the match Davide Paganelli shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cosimo Greco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Cosimo Greco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Biagio Cianci went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Ciro Rotondi hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute of the match Davide Paganelli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cosimo Greco skillfully saved the ball. If Biagio Cianci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Christian Castellazzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adriano Frabetti to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Christian Castellazzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grignano Polesine's supporters rose to their feet, but Christian Castellazzi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cosimo Greco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Christian Castellazzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute Biagio Cianci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cosimo Greco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cosimo Greco made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Biagio Cianci sent off a good shot on target. Cosimo Greco didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 68th minute, which inside left pole to 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Castellazzi in the 74th minute of play forced Salto AFC's goalkeeper Cosimo Greco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Salto AFC's goalkeeper Cosimo Greco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Biagio Cianci. Cosimo Greco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Castellazzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. If Christian Castellazzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Biagio Cianci might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cosimo Greco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Biagio Cianci ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Grignano Polesine booed when Salto AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniele Rotili didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salto AFC's Cosimo Greco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Castellazzi in the 97th minute of play. Grignano Polesine played a much better game than Salto AFC and deserved their victory. The Salto AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.