Asti Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nils Mikaelsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vilhelm Brander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fausto Pinti in the 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ragnar Fridlund in the 4th minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vilhelm Brander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grant Irø, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute Eurospeed Asti were awarded a corner. Fausto Pinti went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Kronan's goalie and right to Amedeo Moriggi. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Kronan's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fausto Pinti got free with Vilhelm Brander in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 17 minutes into the game, Amedeo Moriggi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eurospeed Asti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kronan the free kick. Amedeo Moriggi hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Kronan's Vilhelm Brander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Kronan from getting a goal against them. 23 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Nils Mikaelsson came free, but Damiano Battisti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Damiano Battisti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils Mikaelsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Ragnar Fridlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Battisti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eurospeed Asti's Jose Berdoi got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Per-Åke Galle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per-Åke Galle in the 37th minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vilhelm Brander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elia Pietrantoni in the 39th minute of play. After having played for 41 minutes, Amedeo Moriggi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eurospeed Asti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amedeo Moriggi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vilhelm Brander was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fausto Pinti showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 45 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fausto Pinti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Eurospeed Asti's Fausto Pinti in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kronan's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti got control of the ball when Per-Åke Galle tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fausto Pinti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kronan's Vilhelm Brander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Pinti in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Pinti in the 66th minute of play forced Kronan's goalkeeper Vilhelm Brander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Kronan's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Pinti came free, but Vilhelm Brander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michael Skoog during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kronan's Patrik Arhenius was substituted for Magnus Strömbom. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Bjurström in the 73rd minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Bjurström in the 73rd minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute Kronan were awarded a corner. Michael Skoog went to the cornerflag to take it. After 75 minutes, Alfons Sjöberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kronan and the Eurospeed Asti players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Kronan's Alfons Sjöberg got a free kick in the 75th minute. Vilhelm Brander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elia Pietrantoni in the 77th minute of play. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kronan's goalkeeper Vilhelm Brander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 88 minutes into the match, Kronan's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Pinti came free, but Vilhelm Brander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Damiano Battisti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vincent Bjurström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
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