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Spectators: 7323 (Terracing: 5494, Seating: 1684, VIP seats: 145) When Dave Rava came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Palombina Nuova 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 Dave Rava couldn't finish the play. Dave Rava received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Emilio Cabrini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fausto Porreca kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, totaalvoetbal's goal looked a bit too open when Dave Rava came free, but Emilio Cabrini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexander Castellani made in the 16th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Palombina Nuova FC's Flavio Piermattei. Carmine Montini kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Biagio Garibaldi hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, Alexander Castellani threw the ball into play from the sideline. Palombina Nuova FC's Christian Biagetti quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Dave Rava sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Rava in the 31st minute of play forced totaalvoetbal's goalkeeper Emilio Cabrini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dave Rava received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Emilio Cabrini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Palombina Nuova FC fans' excitement grew in the 42nd match minute when Palombina Nuova FC's Dave Rava looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Dave Rava managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palombina Nuova FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dave Rava was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emilio Cabrini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The totaalvoetbal players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Palombina Nuova FC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dave Rava to strike the kick off in the second half. Emilio Cabrini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dave Rava in the 51st minute. 54 minutes into the match, Palombina Nuova FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabiano Borromeo came free, but Claudio Villani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Dave Rava had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. totaalvoetbal's Fabiano Borromeo got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Biagio Garibaldi's late challenge caught a totaalvoetbal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Biagio Garibaldi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th match minute, Palombina Nuova FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Garibaldi to maneuver through the defense. Andrea Bracco charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrea Bracco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th match minute, totaalvoetbal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Bracco to maneuver through the defense. After 69 minutes, Fabiano Borromeo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the totaalvoetbal and the Palombina Nuova FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th match minute, totaalvoetbal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabiano Borromeo to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the game, Frank Taglieri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Emilio Cabrini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Emilio Cabrini had great luck who in the 79thth minute grab hold of the ball when Dave Rava from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. If Dave Rava had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 89th minute of the match Andrea Bracco completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Andrea Bracco a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Dave Rava sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emilio Cabrini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dave Rava, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Palombina Nuova FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.