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Stadio Dr. Tersilli
Spectators: 7254 (Terracing: 5442, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fabiano Di Mattia made the kick off which started today's match. BorgoRosso's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Corrado Crisantemo in the 17th minute. Dennis Ascenzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Di Mattia in the 19th minute of play. Arrigo Berti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis Ascenzi having to interfere. Fabiano Di Mattia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Dennis Ascenzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aldo De Feo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felice De Toni in the 28th minute of the match. Bruno Toppi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo De Feo having to interfere. Fabio Benarrivo hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Edoardo Cipollini charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edoardo Cipollini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Mezzavalle FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Edoardo Cipollini hit a great ball. The supporters of BorgoRosso booed when Mezzavalle FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felice Schiacciacasse didn't get a good kick on the ball. 49 minutes into the match, Mezzavalle FC's Bruno Toppi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aldo De Feo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Felice De Toni stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Felice De Toni came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Mezzavalle 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 Felice De Toni couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carmine Gaeta during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, BorgoRosso's Carmine Gaeta got a free kick in the 58th minute. After 60 minutes, Frank Olivieri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mezzavalle FC and the BorgoRosso players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mezzavalle FC's Frank Olivieri got a free kick in the 60th minute. Mezzavalle FC's Dennis Ascenzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabiano Di Mattia in the 63rd minute of play. A collision led to Mezzavalle FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Alvise Romanese hit a great ball. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mezzavalle FC's goalkeeper Dennis Ascenzi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arrigo Berti in the 66th minute of play forced Mezzavalle FC's goalkeeper Dennis Ascenzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dave Carta's late challenge caught a Mezzavalle FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dave Carta helped the player get up and apologised. Dennis Ascenzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabiano Di Mattia, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arrigo Berti in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dennis Ascenzi saved Mezzavalle FC from getting behind. 80 minutes into the game, Bruno Toppi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Aldo De Feo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 86 minutes into the match, Mezzavalle FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arrigo Berti came free, but Dennis Ascenzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Toppi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo De Feo having to interfere. Mezzavalle FC's Felice De Toni got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Mezzavalle FC booed when BorgoRosso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dave Carta didn't get a good kick on the ball. The BorgoRosso supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mezzavalle FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Mezzavalle FC.