Turate
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, Boccea's Beppe Ricciuti got control of the ball when Ercole Gigli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Frank Lopez took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aurelio Tonon. Aurelio Tonon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Beppe Ricciuti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesare Antonangeli in the 10th minute of play. After 14 minutes of play, Boccea's Angelo Filice made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aurelio Tonon was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Cesare Antonangeli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angelo Filice scored 0-3 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aurelio Tonon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ercole Gigli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Beppe Ricciuti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Cesare Antonangeli fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Beppe Ricciuti, passed just outside the right post. In the 36th minute, one of Boccea:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Boccea. Beppe Ricciuti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Di Pietro in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Frank Lopez 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.
The wind increased when Cesare Antonangeli made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Turate's zone, Frank Lopez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelio Tonon came out of the goal and Frank Lopez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Turate's goalkeeper Aurelio Tonon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Turate's Aurelio Tonon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Filice in the 58th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cesare Antonangeli in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Beppe Ricciuti saved Boccea from getting behind. After some careless play in the Boccea defense, Cesare Antonangeli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Beppe Ricciuti. The Boccea fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Beppe Ricciuti should have stopped the shot. Turate's Aurelio Tonon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Turate from getting a goal against them. In the 69th minute, Cesare Antonangeli made a precise shot to the right of Beppe Ricciuti. Boccea's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. 73 minutes into the game, Cesare Antonangeli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Beppe Ricciuti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Frank Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Boccea's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Lopez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aurelio Tonon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aurelio Tonon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angelo Filice's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Boccea's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Gigli came free, but Beppe Ricciuti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Turate's Ercole Gigli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Beppe Ricciuti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, Boccea's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Gigli came free, but Beppe Ricciuti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Beppe Ricciuti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesare Antonangeli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angelo Filice sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Boccea players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Turate from taking control. The game ends in a draw.
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