XMAS park
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127,
Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo 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. If Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. XMAS's Enzo Bobbio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo in the 10th minute of play. A throw-in in the 11th minute of the game was made by Eugenio Casiraghi with Ferdinando Morini as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 12th minute, Iker Eguzki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Enzo Bobbio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Ennio De Nardis's late challenge caught a I ritirandi di Canaus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ennio De Nardis helped the player get up and apologised. When Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the I ritirandi di Canaus 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 Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo couldn't finish the play. Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 21 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo came free, but Enzo Bobbio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. I ritirandi di Canaus's Mihail Brânza got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alexsandro Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessio Ascoli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the XMAS defense, Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enzo Bobbio. The XMAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enzo Bobbio should have stopped the shot. When Ferdinando Morini fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored XMAS's protests and gave Ferdinando Morini a yellow card for diving instead. Enzo Bobbio came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by I ritirandi di Canaus's Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo. But to his dismay, Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After having played for 36 minutes, Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. I ritirandi di Canaus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Enzo Bobbio came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by I ritirandi di Canaus's Mihail Brânza. But to his dismay, Mihail Brânza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Mihail Brânza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 43 minutes into the match, Ezequiel Leizarraga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Enzo Bobbio. XMAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ezequiel Leizarraga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Enzo Bobbio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th match minute, XMAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Comunardo Quadrini to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernesto Minichiello was the one to do the kick off. If Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo in the 51st minute of play forced XMAS's goalkeeper Enzo Bobbio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in XMAS's zone, Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enzo Bobbio came out of the goal and Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ezequiel Leizarraga 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. Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Enzo Bobbio. Enzo Bobbio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. I ritirandi di Canaus made a substitution. Andrea Tofani replaced Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo. I ritirandi di Canaus's Comunardo Cerri was substituted for Mihail Brânza. Andrea Tofani might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enzo Bobbio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrea Tofani ran back to his position shaking his head. Eugenio Casiraghi made in the 68th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ferdinando Morini however managed to control. Andrea Tofani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enzo Bobbio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Enzo Bobbio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andrea Tofani's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Eugenio Casiraghi made in the 74th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ferdinando Morini however managed to control. Andrea Tofani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Enzo Bobbio having to make a save. Andrea Tofani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 79th minute of the game Eugenio Casiraghi made a throw-in which Ferdinando Morini played forward. When Andrea Tofani came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the I ritirandi di Canaus 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 Andrea Tofani couldn't finish the play. Enzo Bobbio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andrea Tofani went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. Andrea Tofani took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Enzo Bobbio. Enzo Bobbio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. In the 90th minute, Andrea Tofani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The I ritirandi di Canaus fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. Enzo Bobbio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrea Tofani, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Comunardo Cerri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Enzo Bobbio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.
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