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Match Report
Rivale
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute Damiano Di Nucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Nanni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Alberto Bottega was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tirolo AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rivale the free kick. Alberto Bottega hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Ciccio Tassotti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Ercole Nanni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 16 minutes into the game, when Alberto Bottega put in a rough tackle. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristofor Griego in the 20th minute of play forced Rivale's goalkeeper Alberto Del Grosso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Tirolo AFC's Cristofor Griego sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alberto Del Grosso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Emiliano Pelliccioni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Ercole Nanni made a huge save. Cristofor Griego fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Del Grosso having to interfere. The supporters of Tirolo AFC booed when Rivale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emiliano Pelliccioni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristofor Griego in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alberto Del Grosso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 44 minutes into the match, Nuno Antunes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alberto Del Grosso. Rivale's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nuno Antunes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Ercole Nanni came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by Rivale's Emiliano Pelliccioni. But to his dismay, Emiliano Pelliccioni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudio Biagetti to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Emiliano Pelliccioni made a precise shot to the right of Ercole Nanni. Tirolo AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Christian Rozzi kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Rivale's Alberto Del Grosso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Rivale from getting a goal against them. Cristofor Griegos short, quick shot in the 63rdth minute got Alberto Del Grosso to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 68th minute Damiano Di Nucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Nanni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Claudio Biagetti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ercole Nanni. Tirolo AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudio Biagetti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Tirolo AFC's Ercole Nanni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Pelliccioni in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damiano Di Nucci in the 80th minute of play forced Tirolo AFC's goalkeeper Ercole Nanni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ercole Nanni came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Rivale's Damiano Di Nucci. But to his dismay, Damiano Di Nucci quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. Ercole Nanni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damiano Di Nucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tirolo AFC's Cristofor Griego got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tirolo AFC's Ercole Nanni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Pelliccioni in the 92nd minute of play. Claudio Biagetti scored 5-3 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ercole Nanni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tirolo AFC's Cristofor Griego got a good chance for a goal in the 99th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Rivale had played much better football throughout.
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