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Spectators: 856 (Terracing: 642, Seating: 197, VIP seats: 17) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Enrico De Michele kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute, Antonello Rea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11thth minute of the game Eraldo De Meis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lex Academy's Jiří Brada was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 12 played minutes Rossangeles got a freekick which was hit by Antonello Rea. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radek Husák in the 17th minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Biagio Eleuteri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Lex Academy's Darek Doležel got a free kick in the 21st minute. Jiří Brada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrico De Michele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radek Husák received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Biagio Eleuteri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Milan Křepelka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Biagio Eleuteri having to interfere. Lex Academy's Darek Doležel got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Jakub Bačík left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lex Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 39 minutes into the match, Radek Husák had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Biagio Eleuteri. Rossangeles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Radek Husák was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. When Antonello Rea fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rossangeles's protests and gave Antonello Rea a yellow card for diving instead. Antonello Rea kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Biagio Eleuteri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radek Husák in the 43rd minute of play. After 45 played minutes Rossangeles got a freekick which was hit by Carmine Di Carlo. After the first half Lex Academy were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Radek Husák stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Darek Doležel notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Rossangeles's Biagio Eleuteri. Biagio Eleuteri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Biagio Eleuteri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakub Bačík in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th match minute, Rossangeles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonello Rea to maneuver through the defense. Lex Academy's Jiří Brada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvise Vida in the 60th minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, Jakub Bačík cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Biagio Eleuteri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Milan Křepelka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Biagio Eleuteri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radek Husák, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lex Academy's Radek Husák in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rossangeles's goalie prevented a goal. A well done corner resulted in Jakub Bačík drilling the ball in to score 0-5 behind Rossangeles's goalkeeper. The supporters of Lex Academy booed when Rossangeles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Adriano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Radek Husák's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 78thth minute, Biagio Eleuteri skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 81st minute Radek Husák shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Biagio Eleuteri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Rossangeles's Antonello Rea got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After 88 minutes, Carmine Di Carlo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rossangeles and the Lex Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 88th minute, Carmine Di Carlo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lex Academy's Pavel Žemlička shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 89th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Biagio Eleuteri but with some difficulty. In the 93rd match minute, Lex Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítězslav Rychetský to maneuver through the defense. Eraldo De Meis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jiří Brada having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lex Academy eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.