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Henk
Spectators: 2749 (Terracing: 2749, Seating: 0, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andrea Caligaris got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Yankees was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermínio Mandrak to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the match, Andrea Caligaris had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fausto Donadoni. Yankees's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrea Caligaris was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 12 minutes of play, Yankees's Armando Frasca made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diego Zoccali was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Bella F.C. defense, Adriano Scacchi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Diego Zoccali. The Bella F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Diego Zoccali should have stopped the shot. In the 19th minute, Daniele Walcher ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diego Zoccali was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Andrea Caligaris recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Daniele Walcher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daniele Walcher struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Diego Zoccali didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yankees. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Frasca in the 38th minute of play forced Bella F.C.'s goalkeeper Diego Zoccali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute Adriano Scacchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Zoccali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Daniele Walcher came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Yankees 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 Daniele Walcher couldn't finish the play. In the 46th minute Daniele Walcher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Zoccali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferruccio Feliziani during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ferruccio Feliziani kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Yankees's Armando Frasca couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Bella F.C.. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adriano Scacchi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fausto Donadoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrea Caligaris, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the game, Adriano Scacchi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yankees's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bella F.C. the free kick. After 56 played minutes Yankees got a freekick which was hit by Hermínio Mandrak. Antonio Pelliccia hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute of the match Alfonso Donatelli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fausto Donadoni skillfully saved the ball. Andrea Caligaris kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Ciprian Ipătescu charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciprian Ipătescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 63 played minutes Yankees got a freekick which was hit by Ciprian Ipătescu. If Andrea Caligaris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diego Zoccali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Scacchi in the 75th minute of the match. After 77 minutes Bella F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Armando Frasca who took care of the corner kick. Armando Frasca made a great header on Yankees's corner, it was just that Bella F.C.'s Diego Zoccali managed to reach the ball for a save. Yankees's Armando Frasca got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84thth minute of the game Andrea Caligaris who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yankees's Fausto Donadoni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 85 minutes into the game, Daniele Walcher was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yankees's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bella F.C. the free kick. Bella F.C.'s Ferruccio Feliziani got his second yellow card of the match in the 88th minute. The referee ordered Ferruccio Feliziani off the ground. In the 89th match minute, Bella F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferruccio Feliziani to maneuver through the defense. Diego Zoccali made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armando Frasca in the 92nd minute.