League

Parco della Pace
Spectators: 9227 (Terracing: 6921, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 184) LEBEG Team's Arturo Zapolski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 minutes, Augusto Buccella mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LEBEG Team and the SPALLETTE RETURNS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Augusto Buccella hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Marco Silvestri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Zapolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Zapolski in the 13th minute of play forced SPALLETTE RETURNS's goalkeeper Marco Silvestri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Arturo Zapolski, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 14 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Marco Silvestri was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, LEBEG Team's Angel Maura got a free kick in the 15th minute. Serginho Ramos kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Thiago Leiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Bevilacqua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Arturo Zapolski notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SPALLETTE RETURNS's Marco Silvestri. Marco Silvestri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vygandas Jančiauskas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Leiva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. If Bolli Boll had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Achille Tullio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Thiago Leiva made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Bevilacqua in the 33rd minute of play forced LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Thiago Leiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arturo Zapolski kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Silvestri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 43rd minute, Delmiro Etxekopar 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudio Pacella during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of LEBEG Team booed when SPALLETTE RETURNS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio Pacella didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vygandas Jančiauskas was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vygandas Jančiauskas in the 53rd minute of play forced LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Thiago Leiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arturo Zapolski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Marco Silvestri made a huge save. After a rather tough play, LEBEG Team's Tadas Eigirdas got a free kick in the 60th minute. Thiago Leiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Bevilacqua in the 62nd minute of play. Marco Silvestri made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Arturo Zapolski sent off a good shot on target. In the 64th match minute, SPALLETTE RETURNS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Immobile to maneuver through the defense. Thiago Leiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Bevilacqua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 75 minutes, Amedeo Palmieri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SPALLETTE RETURNS and the LEBEG Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Marco Silvestri when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Delmiro Etxekopar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Silvestri having to make a save. SPALLETTE RETURNS's Alessio Milanese was substituted for Fortunato Santone. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antonio Nero in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Leiva saved LEBEG Team from getting behind. Marco Silvestri was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arturo Zapolski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 84 minute of play. In the 89th 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. Marco Silvestri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delmiro Etxekopar in the 90th minute of the match. After 91 played minutes SPALLETTE RETURNS got a freekick which was hit by Konrad De Winter. After a rather tough play, SPALLETTE RETURNS's Augusto Bevilacqua got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Marco Silvestri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Zapolski in the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded LEBEG Team left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than SPALLETTE RETURNS.