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Gian Maria Volonté
Spectators: 8514 (Terracing: 6386, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Er Didia started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Ziemowit Kinic managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Michele AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ziemowit Kinic was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aurelio Di Luca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 7th minute of the match, Alvaro Giusto got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aurelio Di Luca was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a little luck, Atletico San Jacopino's Aurelio Di Luca got control of the ball when Alvaro Giusto tried to sneak it across the goal line. A long shot from Ziemowit Kinic in the 16th minute of play was well struck, but Aurelio Di Luca made a really good save at the right post. Motta Rello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Sandalio in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute of the match Atletico San Jacopino got a corner. San Michele AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sergio Sandalio ran over to the corner to take the kick. San Michele AFC's Motta Rello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Er Didia in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fedele Marzo in the 27th minute of play forced San Michele AFC's goalkeeper Motta Rello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, San Michele AFC's Alvaro Giusto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aurelio Di Luca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. San Michele AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ziemowit Kinic in the 30th minute. Aurelio Di Luca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Giusto, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Er Didia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Motta Rello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltasar Baristo in the 35th minute of the match. Dennis Mosca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Di Luca having to interfere. If Alvaro Giusto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Alvaro Giusto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurelio Di Luca was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Mosca in the 46th minute of play forced Atletico San Jacopino's goalkeeper Aurelio Di Luca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alvaro Giusto to make the kick off. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atletico San Jacopino's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ziemowit Kinic was slow to take the kick. During this time San Michele AFC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Ziemowit Kinic got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Aurelio Di Luca quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Motta Rello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fedele Marzo in the 57th minute of play. If Alvaro Giusto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. San Michele AFC's Koko Mero was substituted for Carlo Corna. A collision led to San Michele AFC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Hüsamettin Civanmert hit a great ball. In the 64th minute Alvaro Giusto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Di Luca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atletico San Jacopino made a substitution. Arsene Valkenaers replaced Leon Veto. Atletico San Jacopino's Alessandro Federici was substituted for Baltasar Baristo. In the 69th minute of the match Atletico San Jacopino got a corner. San Michele AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sergio Sandalio ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Sergio Sandalio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but San Michele AFC's Motta Rello did a great save. The audience was convinced that Armando Di Prinzio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Motta Rello was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. After 72 minutes, Alvaro Giusto made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Atletico San Jacopino's Aurelio Di Luca tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Atletico San Jacopino's Eraldo Cicchinelli was substituted for Er Didia. Ferruccio Nicolai hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, Alvaro Giusto notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Atletico San Jacopino's Aurelio Di Luca. Aurelio Di Luca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Giusto in the 79th minute of play forced Atletico San Jacopino's goalkeeper Aurelio Di Luca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th match minute, Atletico San Jacopino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Paganelli to maneuver through the defense. Alvaro Giusto took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aurelio Di Luca. Aurelio Di Luca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Aurelio Di Luca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anastasio Tome in the 89th minute of play. After 91 played minutes Atletico San Jacopino got a freekick which was hit by Ferruccio Nicolai. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Atletico San Jacopino's goalkeeper Aurelio Di Luca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alvaro Giusto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Aurelio Di Luca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. San Michele AFC had won after a very even match.