Stadio Collesalvetti
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anselmo Cocca took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Collesalvetti AFC's zone, Bernardo Scirea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardo Melucci came out of the goal and Bernardo Scirea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 6th minute, but Alvaro Pierucci got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Zeloforamango FC hanging dry this time. 9 minutes into the game, Anselmo Cocca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Bernardo Melucci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 12 played minutes Collesalvetti AFC got a freekick which was hit by Emilio Pasquino. In the 14th minute, Fortunato Luzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Fulvio Di Donato came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Collesalvetti AFC 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 Fulvio Di Donato couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fulvio Di Donato in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alvaro Pierucci saved Zeloforamango FC from getting behind. Zeloforamango FC's Bernardo Scirea got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 25th match minute, Collesalvetti AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrizio De Feo to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 29 minutes, Fulvio Di Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Collesalvetti AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fulvio Di Donato was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bernardo Scirea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Anselmo Cocca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zeloforamango FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 36th minute, Alessio Cerrone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anselmo Cocca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 39 played minutes Zeloforamango FC got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Scirea. After a defensive mix-up in Collesalvetti AFC's zone, Anselmo Cocca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardo Melucci came out of the goal and Anselmo Cocca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fulvio Di Donato to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Zeloforamango FC's Ettore Schirru got a free kick in the 51st minute. Zeloforamango FC's Anselmo Cocca got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alvaro Pierucci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fulvio Di Donato's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. In the 59th match minute, Collesalvetti AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrizio De Feo to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes in the game Elia Orsi got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. Bernardo Melucci came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Zeloforamango FC's Bernardo Scirea. But to his dismay, Bernardo Scirea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Bernardo Scirea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Bernardo Melucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernardo Scirea's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bernardo Melucci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anselmo Cocca in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bernardo Melucci prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Anselmo Cocca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Bernardo Melucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Anselmo Cocca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zeloforamango FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Fulvio Di Donato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Pierucci having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, Collesalvetti AFC's Ennio Di Fonzo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alvaro Pierucci narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 91st minute Ennio Di Fonzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Pierucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Di Donato in the 92nd minute of play forced Zeloforamango FC's goalkeeper Alvaro Pierucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvaro Pierucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ennio Di Fonzo in the 95th minute of play. The Collesalvetti AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Zeloforamango FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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