League

Josè Stadium
Spectators: 9256 (Terracing: 6943, Seating: 2129, VIP seats: 184) Alessio Zoccali made the kick off and thus started the match. Alvaro Rotili made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gísli Langnickel in the 4th minute. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.S. Udinese's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Beppe Berardinelli was slow to take the kick. During this time Aversa's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of A.S. Udinese's goalie and right to Kauã Paes. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. A.S. Udinese's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 11 minutes into the game, A.S. Udinese's Alessio Zoccali nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emory Øien made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 17th minute, Alessio Zoccali made a precise shot to the right of Emory Øien. Aversa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Bruno Maranzano made in the 20th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Dino Pozzoli immediately put the ball in play. Emory Øien made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Zoccali in the 21st minute of play. Aang Pitono's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvaro Rotili read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Aversa's Dennis Puce quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Bruno Maranzano, made in the 27th minute of the game. Dennis Puce made in the 28th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by A.S. Udinese's Dino Pozzoli. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gísli Langnickel in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alvaro Rotili saved A.S. Udinese from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gísli Langnickel in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alvaro Rotili saved A.S. Udinese from getting behind. Aversa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Beppe Berardinelli in the 34th minute. Thomás Santana was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Alessio Zoccali's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emory Øien read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Gísli Langnickel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Rotili having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Gísli Langnickel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvaro Rotili was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

A.S. Udinese made a substitution. Tom Pervik replaced Bruno Maranzano. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gísli Langnickel to make the kick off. After 58 minutes of play, A.S. Udinese's Alessio Zoccali made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emory Øien was left in no man's land by his defense there! A.S. Udinese made a substitution. Ercole Fiorentino replaced Alessio Zoccali. 63 minutes into the match, A.S. Udinese's goal looked a bit too open when Gísli Langnickel came free, but Alvaro Rotili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ercole Fiorentino in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emory Øien saved Aversa from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ercole Fiorentino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emory Øien was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Aversa made a substitution. Ferdinando Cesarini replaced Aang Pitono. Aversa's Anselmo Fulgenzi was substituted for Gísli Langnickel. With a little luck, Aversa's Emory Øien got control of the ball when Dino Pozzoli tried to sneak it across the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Tom Pervik threw the ball into play from the sideline. Aversa's Dennis Puce quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, A.S. Udinese's Olivér Bierhoff got a free kick in the 84th minute. After having played for 84 minutes, Ferdinando Cesarini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aversa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferdinando Cesarini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 87 minutes into the game, A.S. Udinese's Ercole Fiorentino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emory Øien made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in Aversa's zone, Ercole Fiorentino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emory Øien came out of the goal and Ercole Fiorentino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ercole Fiorentino in the 98th minute of play forced Aversa's goalkeeper Emory Øien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A.S. Udinese were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Aversa's much stronger midfield.