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Stadio Tavola
Spectators: 6676 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 0) Villa Pamphili's Diego Massimini started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fortunato Colombi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diego Massimini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Emanuele Casciano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emanuele Balestra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Emanuele Casciano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emanuele Casciano came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Villa Pamphili's Emanuele Balestra. But to his dismay, Emanuele Balestra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Emanuele Balestra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuele Casciano having to interfere. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tavola FC's goalkeeper Emanuele Casciano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fortunato Colombi's late challenge caught a Villa Pamphili's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fortunato Colombi helped the player get up and apologised. Fortunato Colombi hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Tavola FC's Emanuele Casciano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuele Balestra in the 27th minute of play. After 29 minutes, Diego Massimini made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Tavola FC's Emanuele Casciano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 34th minute Diego Massimini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuele Casciano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diego Massimini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Massimini in the 38th minute of play forced Tavola FC's goalkeeper Emanuele Casciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuele Casciano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Massimini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Diego Massimini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Villa Pamphili were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alessio Bellucci to make the kick off. If Diego Massimini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emanuele Balestra got free with Emanuele Casciano in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 61 minutes, Emanuele Balestra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villa Pamphili's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emanuele Balestra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Diego Massimini 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. After 65 minutes, Amedeo Marconi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Villa Pamphili and the Tavola FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. With his leg Emanuele Casciano managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Villa Pamphili's Emanuele Balestra fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 77 minutes into the match, Tavola FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bianco Paoletti came free, but Emanuele Casciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alessio Bellucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 82 minutes of play, Villa Pamphili's Diego Massimini made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emanuele Casciano was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Tavola FC booed when Villa Pamphili was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amedeo Marconi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuele Casciano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Massimini in the 91st minute of play. Alessio Bellucci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristoforo Alfonsi having to interfere. Diego Massimini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Tavola FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Villa Pamphili were clearly better and deserved to take the win.