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Cogliate
Spectators: 7334 (Terracing: 5529, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 110) Ernesto Ricciuti started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Fabiano Lombardi made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Alessio De Meis sent off a good shot on target. In the 10th minute Angelo De Feo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Tagliente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Attilio Maccioni hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Ricciuti in the 19th minute of play forced Ajax's goalkeeper Fabiano Lombardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 minutes, Aldo Lepre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ajax and the Cogliate FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fabiano Lombardi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Ricciuti in the 27th minute of the match. Federico Tagliente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beppe Greco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Arrigo Mariotti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernesto Ricciuti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 43 minutes into the match, Beppe Greco notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Cogliate FC's Federico Tagliente. Federico Tagliente was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 45th minute, Donato Colaneri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabiano Lombardi was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Bianco Canzano. Fabiano Lombardi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Ricciuti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Beppe Greco to make the kick off. In the 56th minute Ernesto Ricciuti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Lombardi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Ricciuti in the 58th minute of play forced Ajax's goalkeeper Fabiano Lombardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernesto Ricciuti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alessio De Meis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Lombardi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ajax's Donato Colaneri got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 67th minute, Ernesto Ricciuti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabiano Lombardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Ricciuti, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After 76 played minutes Ajax got a freekick which was hit by Arrigo Mariotti. Ernesto Ricciuti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Lombardi having to interfere. In the 79th minute Alessio De Meis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Lombardi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Federico Tagliente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beppe Greco, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. If Alessio De Meis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alessio De Meis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Lombardi having to interfere. The Ajax players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Cogliate FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.