League

Saliceto Panaro
Spectators: 9241 (Terracing: 6932, Seating: 2125, VIP seats: 184) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arturo Zapolski made the kick off which started today's match. Thiago Leiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Rinaldi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th play minute Arturo Zapolski came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Fortunato Sangermano. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Herta Budino's zone, Arturo Zapolski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fortunato Sangermano came out of the goal and Arturo Zapolski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 28th minute of the match Herta Budino got a corner. LEBEG Team's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fábio Grosso ran over to the corner to take the kick. LEBEG Team's Arturo Zapolski got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Arturo Zapolski came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the LEBEG Team fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arturo Zapolski couldn't finish the play. After having played for 43 minutes, Arturo Zapolski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LEBEG Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arturo Zapolski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thiago Leiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Rinaldi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Herta Budino booed when LEBEG Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tadas Eigirdas didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Davide Rinaldi was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Arturo Zapolski notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Herta Budino's Fortunato Sangermano. Fortunato Sangermano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 57th minute, Achille Di Crescenzo had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Angel Maura's late challenge caught a Herta Budino's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angel Maura helped the player get up and apologised. Herta Budino made a substitution. Virgílio Furtado replaced Achille Di Crescenzo. Angel Maura hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. LEBEG Team's Thiago Leiva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save LEBEG Team from getting a goal against them. Angel Maura made in the 69th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Arturo Zapolski. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Davide Rinaldi in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Leiva saved LEBEG Team from getting behind. 77 minutes into the game, LEBEG Team's Arturo Zapolski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fortunato Sangermano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. LEBEG Team's Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub was substituted for Fabio Di Meo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Furtado in the 82nd minute of play forced LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Thiago Leiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Arturo Zapolski 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. There was no doubt that LEBEG Team were the better team. LEBEG Team's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.