Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773,
Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Alessio Cannavacciuolo made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of White Star Troopers booed when Alba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrea Iannotti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zbigniew Laba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Amatori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrea Banana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwo Lepper in the 8th minute of play. Alexander Quadrini kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. After 10 played minutes, White Star Troopers's Jerzy Jastrowicz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Andrea Banana came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in White Star Troopers reached it. White Star Troopers's Zbigniew Laba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save White Star Troopers from getting a goal against them. 13 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Proca came free, but Andrea Banana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Adam Proca made a precise shot to the right of Andrea Banana. Alba FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Andrea Iannotti kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. If Tadeusz Buda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Federico Di Iorio sped through White Star Troopers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zbigniew Laba. Zbigniew Laba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Federico Di Iorio went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Alessio Cannavacciuolo charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alessio Cannavacciuolo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of White Star Troopers booed when Alba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessio Cannavacciuolo didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeusz Buda in the 47th minute of play forced Alba FC's goalkeeper Andrea Banana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adam Proca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Alba FC's Andrea Banana got control of the ball when Jerzy Jastrowicz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alba FC's Andrea Banana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeusz Buda in the 52nd minute of play. Adam Proca received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Andrea Banana came out and tried to block the shot, but Adam Proca slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 54th minute. Alexander Quadrini kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 58th minute of the match Jerzy Jastrowicz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andrea Banana skillfully saved the ball. Federico Di Iorio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zbigniew Laba having to interfere. Andrea Banana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Proca in the 65th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, White Star Troopers's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Di Iorio came free, but Zbigniew Laba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zbigniew Laba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amos Martorella in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st match minute, White Star Troopers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Mentis to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the White Star Troopers defense, Donato Amatori kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zbigniew Laba. The White Star Troopers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zbigniew Laba should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Alba FC booed when White Star Troopers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Mentis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute of the match Andrea Iannotti shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zbigniew Laba showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 80th minute Federico Di Iorio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Laba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrea Banana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeusz Buda, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After a rather tough play, Alba FC's Fortunato Carlini got a free kick in the 95th minute. In the 96th match minute, White Star Troopers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iwo Lepper to maneuver through the defense. Many of White Star Troopers's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. White Star Troopers may have spent more time on the ball, but Alba FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.
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