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Acilia Arena
Spectators: 8501 (Terracing: 6377, Seating: 1955, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Liang Cai took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Piazza 1982's goalkeeper Alfredo Mariotti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Acilia Town's Liang Cai slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alfredo Mariotti. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes of play. Real Piazza 1982's Alfredo Mariotti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liang Cai in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Acilia Town's goalkeeper Ciro Moscatelli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ciro Moscatelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dietbald Munderloh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Dietbald Munderloh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Liang Cai scored 2-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfredo Mariotti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Cardozo came free, but Ciro Moscatelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Ramos hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Ciro Moscatelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dietbald Munderloh in the 45th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Acilia Town made a substitution. Alvaro Recoba replaced Jorge Ramos. Real Piazza 1982 made a substitution. 孔松翀 replaced Nestor Cardozo. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 孔松翀 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Acilia Town's zone, 孔松翀 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciro Moscatelli came out of the goal and 孔松翀 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 55 minutes of play, Real Piazza 1982's Dietbald Munderloh made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ciro Moscatelli was left in no man's land by his defense there! 58 minutes into the game, Robert Wojno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Acilia Town's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Piazza 1982 the free kick. In the 58th minute, Robert Wojno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dietbald Munderloh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dietbald Munderloh got free with Ciro Moscatelli in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Liang Cai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Real Piazza 1982's Alfredo Mariotti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liang Cai in the 69th minute of play. Liang Cai blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredo Mariotti having to make a save. Alfredo Mariotti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liang Cai, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After some careless play in the Real Piazza 1982 defense, Liang Cai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredo Mariotti. The Real Piazza 1982 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredo Mariotti should have stopped the shot. Acilia Town's Diego Garofalo was substituted for Franco Ucci. Real Piazza 1982's Lorenzo Balbo was substituted for Teodor Pască. Acilia Town's Dieguinho Tande got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ciro Moscatelli was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Dietbald Munderloh capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dietbald Munderloh really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Piazza 1982's goalkeeper Alfredo Mariotti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alfredo Mariotti didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dieguinho Tande went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. Real Piazza 1982's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.