Balzarine
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Urago FC's Edoardo Pinti 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. Balzarine's Bruno Di Giovanni got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bruno Di Giovanni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cosimo Genovesi having to interfere. Cosimo Genovesi came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Balzarine's Adriano Cugini. But to his dismay, Adriano Cugini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. A collision led to Urago FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Edoardo Pinti hit a great ball. Ernesto Tiberio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Pinti, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Pinti in the 19th minute of play forced Balzarine's goalkeeper Ernesto Tiberio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alessio Pantani charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alessio Pantani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th minute, Alessio Pantani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Enrico Barillari during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Enrico Barillari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute, Bruno Di Giovanni got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 1-1 became the score in the 29th minute when Edoardo Pinti elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Ernesto Tiberio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edoardo Pinti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernesto Tiberio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Pinti, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Ernesto Tiberio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Pinti, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Adriano Cugini got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 49th minute, Urago FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Adriano Cugini fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bruno Di Giovanni made a kick off. Dino Scacchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ernesto Tiberio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Placidi, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Urago FC's Edoardo Pinti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernesto Tiberio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 59 played minutes Urago FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Placidi. Cosimo Genovesi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Cugini in the 61st minute of play. Cosimo Genovesi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Cugini, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute, Dave Menna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruno Di Giovanni blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cosimo Genovesi having to make a save. If Edoardo Di Toma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 70 minutes into the match, Edoardo Di Toma notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Balzarine's Ernesto Tiberio. Ernesto Tiberio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Balzarine's Adriano Cugini in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Urago FC's goalie prevented a goal. Bruno Di Giovanni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cosimo Genovesi having to interfere. Adriano Cugini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 89 minutes into the match, Urago FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Cugini came free, but Cosimo Genovesi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edoardo Di Toma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Ernesto Tiberio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edoardo Di Toma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edoardo Pinti in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernesto Tiberio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 97 minutes, Bruno Di Giovanni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balzarine's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Di Giovanni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Urago FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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