League

Maracanà
Spectators: 8520 (Terracing: 6400, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 170) Emiliano Bracco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arthur McIlreach's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. 8 minutes into the match, Arthur McIlreach had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emiliano Bracco. Carioca FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arthur McIlreach was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Emiliano Bracco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Petrochenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arthur McIlreach received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Emiliano Bracco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emiliano Bracco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Petrochenko in the 16th minute of the match. After 22 played minutes Villamarina AFC got a freekick which was hit by Domenico Cugini. Stergios Koutsodimos kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Carlo Ciccone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniele Bani in the 30th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Villamarina AFC's goalkeeper Carlo Ciccone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniele Bani. Carlo Ciccone was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emilio Ceci showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 42 minute of play. After the first half Villamarina AFC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Arthur McIlreach made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Camillo Chiola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlo Ciccone was relentless in the 50th minute of the game. Carlo Ciccone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camillo Chiola, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute Alexander Ansoldi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlo Ciccone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Carioca FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Petrochenko came free, but Emiliano Bracco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Arthur McIlreach had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emiliano Bracco. Carioca FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arthur McIlreach was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 73 minutes into the match, Carioca FC's goalkeeper Emiliano Bracco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentin Petrochenko. In the 77th minute Camillo Chiola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlo Ciccone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carioca FC's Emiliano Bracco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Carioca FC from getting a goal against them. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Carioca FC! Carioca FC:s Emiliano Bracco showed great skill when he stopped Fulvio Vinciguerra:s penalty. The Villamarina AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Villamarina AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.