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Tavernelle Emilia Pe
Spectators: 6676 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Franco Borgatello started the match with the kick off. Tavernelle Emilia Pesa AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Elia Pantalone in the 4th minute. A nice corner shot did that Elia Pantalone got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Filippo Flamini quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Bruno Chioda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Tavernelle Emilia Pesa AFC's zone, Davide Petruzzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuele Zulli came out of the goal and Davide Petruzzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 17th minute Franco Borgatello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuele Zulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Tavernelle Emilia Pesa AFC's Bruno Chioda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filippo Flamini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Filippo Flamini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmondo De Donatis, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Lokomotiv Roma 1974's Antonio Minicucci got a free kick in the 29th minute. After 31 minutes Lokomotiv Roma 1974's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elia Pantalone who took care of the corner kick. In the 33rd minute, Bruno Chioda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Tavernelle Emilia Pesa AFC's Edmondo De Donatis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filippo Flamini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edmondo De Donatis was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Fabiano Martinelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davide Petruzzi struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Emanuele Zulli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lokomotiv Roma 1974. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Borgatello in the 56th minute of play forced Tavernelle Emilia Pesa AFC's goalkeeper Emanuele Zulli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmondo De Donatis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Filippo Flamini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Emanuele Zulli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franco Borgatello, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. When Davide Petruzzi came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Lokomotiv Roma 1974 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 Davide Petruzzi couldn't finish the play. If Franco Borgatello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emanuele Zulli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Borgatello in the 72nd minute of the match. Antonio Minicucci's late challenge caught a Tavernelle Emilia Pesa AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Minicucci helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th match minute, Lokomotiv Roma 1974 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Minicucci to maneuver through the defense. Bruno Chioda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filippo Flamini having to interfere. Lokomotiv Roma 1974's Filippo Flamini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmondo De Donatis in the 87th minute of play. In the 92nd minute Franco Borgatello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuele Zulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Borgatello 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.