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Match Report
Solbiate Olona
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Solbiate Olona's Andrea Bianco started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Garbatella AFC's Davide Aureli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrea Bianco in the 4th minute of play. Cristiano Rallo's late challenge caught a Solbiate Olona's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristiano Rallo helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Garbatella AFC! Garbatella AFC:s Davide Aureli showed great skill when he stopped Alberigo Castrucci:s penalty. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andrea Bianco in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Davide Aureli saved Garbatella AFC from getting behind. A collision led to Solbiate Olona getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Fabiano Monti hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Cristiano Rallo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Solbiate Olona's Amos Sciotto didn't even have to move. Ettore Petrocchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Amos Sciotto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Cesare Presutti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amos Sciotto. Solbiate Olona's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cesare Presutti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Davide Aureli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Bianco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amos Sciotto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anfilogino Cinalli in the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Anfilogino Cinalli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amos Sciotto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francesco Tacconelli got free with Davide Aureli in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ettore Petrocchi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amos Sciotto having to make a save. If Andrea Bianco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrea Bianco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Davide Aureli having to make a save. If Francesco Tacconelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ettore Petrocchi made a kick off. Davide Aureli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Tacconelli in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Anfilogino Cinalli fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Amos Sciotto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ettore Petrocchi in the 57th minute of play. Solbiate Olona's Francesco Tacconelli got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Corrado Baldassarre hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute of the match Solbiate Olona got a corner. Garbatella AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alberigo Castrucci ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 67th minute of the match Davide De Marco shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Davide Aureli showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Fabio Grasso hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Amos Sciotto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anfilogino Cinalli in the 74th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Garbatella AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Andrea Bianco came free, but Davide Aureli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Solbiate Olona's Amos Sciotto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Solbiate Olona from getting a goal against them. If Ettore Petrocchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrea Bianco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Davide Aureli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Corrado Baldassarre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.
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