League

Marconi Arena
Spectators: 9073 (Terracing: 6800, Seating: 2090, VIP seats: 183) Costin Alucai made the kick off and thus started the match. A sloppy throw-in by Ettore Canzano in the 4th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Longobarda's Manuel Zărnescu. 5 minutes into the match, Longobarda's goalkeeper Lev Yashin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Costin Alucai. Lev Yashin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costin Alucai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the game, Shi Liang Jie threw the ball into play from the sideline. Longobarda's Manuel Zărnescu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. With a little luck, Longobarda's Lev Yashin got control of the ball when Costin Alucai tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th match minute, Longobarda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damiano Trasatti to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Bar Marconi United booed when Longobarda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthimos Vougas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Costin Alucai could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Lev Yashin made a huge save. Horea Balint showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edwin Godholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Costin Alucai could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Lev Yashin made a huge save. In the 34th minute, Costin Alucai made a precise shot to the right of Lev Yashin. Longobarda's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 38 minutes into the match, Bar Marconi United's Costin Alucai sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lev Yashin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bar Marconi United's Horea Balint played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Cocca in the 41st minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Longobarda's goal looked a bit too open when Costin Alucai came free, but Lev Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lev Yashin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Costin Alucai's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edwin Godholm stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Horea Balint made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin Godholm in the 55th minute of play. Horea Balint made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edwin Godholm in the 59th minute. The supporters of Bar Marconi United booed when Longobarda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damiano Trasatti didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 62 played minutes Longobarda got a freekick which was hit by Damiano Trasatti. Lev Yashin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costin Alucai in the 63rd minute of the match. Florian Cocca's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Horea Balint firmly grabbed it by the left post. Costin Alucai scored 2-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lev Yashin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Florian Cocca's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Horea Balint firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lev Yashin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrizio Adriano, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Longobarda's Adriano Colantoni was substituted for Franco Sciamanna. Longobarda made a substitution. Davide Moscatelli replaced Frank Cherubini. In the 86th minute, Enrico Romanese hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bar Marconi United's Fabrizio Adriano got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Longobarda made a substitution. Fabiano Canzano replaced Edwin Godholm. In the 94th minute, Shi Liang Jie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Longobarda's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.