League

Ghezzano
Spectators: 6699 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amerigo Bellisario kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, FORTIS TRANI's goalkeeper Davide Natalucci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Remigio Orain. 6 minutes into the game, Amos Di Domenico recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Davide Natalucci. Amos Di Domenico showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. If Armin Coccia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Davide Natalucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remigio Orain, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 17th match minute, Ghezzano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Tieri to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Remigio Orain took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Davide Natalucci to make any attempt to save it. Davide Natalucci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Remigio Orain in the 26th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armin Coccia during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Amerigo Bellisario came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the FORTIS TRANI 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 Amerigo Bellisario couldn't finish the play. In the 36th minute, Amerigo Bellisario 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. Armin Coccia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafael Quirino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Davide Natalucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remigio Orain, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Anselmo Fanfarone in the 43rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Ghezzano's Alfonso Palombi. Davide Natalucci came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Ghezzano's Remigio Orain. But to his dismay, Remigio Orain quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Remigio Orain made the kick off in the second half. FORTIS TRANI's Amerigo Bellisario got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Remigio Orain left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ghezzano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. After 60 played minutes FORTIS TRANI got a freekick which was hit by Armin Coccia. In the 61st minute Remigio Orain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davide Natalucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigio Orain in the 64th minute of play forced FORTIS TRANI's goalkeeper Davide Natalucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Davide Natalucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remigio Orain in the 70th minute of the match. Davide Natalucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remigio Orain in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Amos Di Domenico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigio Orain in the 85th minute of play forced FORTIS TRANI's goalkeeper Davide Natalucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, FORTIS TRANI's goal looked a bit too open when Remigio Orain came free, but Davide Natalucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Alfonso Palombi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ghezzano's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfonso Palombi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Davide Natalucci breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 97th match minute, FORTIS TRANI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corrado Facchetti to maneuver through the defense. FORTIS TRANI's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.