League

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 8629 (Terracing: 6473, Seating: 1984, VIP seats: 172) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pekko Rino got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pekko Rino got free with Ciro Moscatelli in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Acilia Town's Ciro Moscatelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mel Önen in the 9th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Pekko Rino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Moscatelli was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Uci Hardon hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Liang Cai came free, but Donato Foddis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pekko Rino might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ciro Moscatelli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pekko Rino ran back to his position shaking his head. Ciro Moscatelli made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Pekko Rino sent off a good shot on target. Pekko Rino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ciro Moscatelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pekko Rino, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After having played for 35 minutes, Pekko Rino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Collins's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pekko Rino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Donato Foddis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Liang Cai's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Ciro Moscatelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mel Önen in the 45th minute of play. AC Collins were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after Acilia Town's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ferdinando Colangelo took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Mel Önen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ciro Moscatelli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Liang Cai was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Liang Cai in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donato Foddis saved AC Collins from getting behind. Ciro Moscatelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pekko Rino in the 60th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Kallola Varm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AC Collins made a substitution. Slawomir Soszka replaced Karol Charlos. Kallola Varm hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Ferdinando Colangelo hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Armandinho Loyola in the 76th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Acilia Town's Kallola Varm. In the 79th minute Eurico Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Moscatelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro Moscatelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eurico Viana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Eurico Viana put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ciro Moscatelli. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eurico Viana in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ciro Moscatelli saved Acilia Town from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Acilia Town's He Le Ke got a free kick in the 97th minute. Eurico Viana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Acilia Town players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.