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Copparo
Spectators: 6699 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francesco Magno started the match with the kick off. Demetrio Vittorio's late challenge caught a Idece FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Demetrio Vittorio helped the player get up and apologised. Demetrio Vittorio hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute, Christian Del Pizzo made a precise shot to the right of Aldo Di Ianni. Copparo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Alfonso Martorella charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfonso Martorella the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Idece FC booed when Copparo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfonso Martorella didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute of the match Cesare Tieri shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aldo Di Ianni showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Copparo FC's Aldo Di Ianni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Del Pizzo in the 18th minute of play. After having played for 21 minutes, Comunardo Cristofari managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Copparo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Comunardo Cristofari was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 24th minute, Francesco Magno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Idece FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Francesco Magno hit a great ball. When Ennio Betti fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Idece FC's protests and gave Ennio Betti a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Idece FC's Ennio Betti got a free kick in the 31st minute. Arrigo Serantoni was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cristiano Mazzetti. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Idece FC's goalkeeper Arrigo Serantoni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arrigo Serantoni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bruno Di Crescenzo in the 43rd minute. Copparo FC's Aldo Di Ianni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Del Pizzo in the 46th minute of play. Demetrio Vittorio hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Beppe Cera made a kick off. The supporters of Copparo FC booed when Idece FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fausto De Palma didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, Cristiano Mazzetti sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Idece FC's Arrigo Serantoni didn't even have to move. The audience was convinced that Beppe Cera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arrigo Serantoni was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. 70 minutes into the match, Copparo FC's goalkeeper Aldo Di Ianni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Del Pizzo. Arrigo Serantoni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Di Crescenzo's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Beppe Cera in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arrigo Serantoni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bruno Di Crescenzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Serantoni having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.