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Roberto Baggio IDOLO
Spectators: 9192 (Terracing: 6895, Seating: 2114, VIP seats: 183) Konstantin Butylin made the kick off and thus started the match. Roman Matai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Konstantin Butylin's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Elpidio Bilintx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrico Di Lorenzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Enrico Di Lorenzo in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elpidio Bilintx prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 9 played minutes Velester Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Borys Serwacki. In the 12th minute Bruno Cavallo suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 12 minutes, Alfredo Pantani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Velester Football Club and the Gladiator FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 13 played minutes Velester Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Pantani. Alfredo Pantani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Elpidio Bilintx made a huge save. Velester Football Club's Roman Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantin Butylin in the 17th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Konstantin Butylin made a precise shot to the right of Roman Matai. Velester Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Roman Matai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantin Butylin in the 28th minute of play. Konstantin Butylin might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roman Matai. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Konstantin Butylin ran back to his position shaking his head. Velester Football Club's Roman Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantin Butylin in the 32nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Pantani got free with Elpidio Bilintx in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elpidio Bilintx was a little too slow when Enrico Di Lorenzo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrico Di Lorenzo in the 41st minute of play forced Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Elpidio Bilintx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Matai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantin Butylin in the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Enrico Di Lorenzo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Velester Football Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Konstantin Butylin scored to the left of an out of position Roman Matai, making the score, 1-2. 56 minutes into the match, Gladiator FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Pantani came free, but Elpidio Bilintx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Konstantin Butylin got free with Roman Matai in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roman Matai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantin Butylin in the 58th minute of the match. Elpidio Bilintx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrico Di Lorenzo in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Pantani in the 70th minute of play forced Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Elpidio Bilintx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantin Butylin in the 72nd minute of play forced Velester Football Club's goalkeeper Roman Matai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Velester Football Club made a substitution. Amos Marchesani replaced Anfilogino Luciano. Velester Football Club made a substitution. Comunardo Valente replaced Melquiades Galtero. Gladiator FC's Vaggelis Mitsiou was substituted for Konstantin Butylin. In the 79th minute, Carlo Taranto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roman Matai was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Elpidio Bilintx stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enrico Di Lorenzo's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Elpidio Bilintx stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enrico Di Lorenzo's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Velester Football Club's goalkeeper Roman Matai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlo Taranto. Velester Football Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Vaggelis Mitsiou scored to the left of an out of position Roman Matai, making the score, 1-4. Velester Football Club's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Vaggelis Mitsiou 96 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-5. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Gladiator FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.