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San Mauro A Mare
Spectators: 8576 (Terracing: 6433, Seating: 1972, VIP seats: 171) San Mauro A Mare FC's Augusto Graziani 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. In the 4th minute Alexander De Lellis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samir Afacan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anartz Naranjo made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Augusto Graziani sent off a good shot on target. Anartz Naranjo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinu Dobre in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levent Hicran in the 12th minute of play forced ASD USAC's goalkeeper Anartz Naranjo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 minutes of play, San Mauro A Mare FC's Levent Hicran made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anartz Naranjo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Levent Hicran's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anartz Naranjo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Anartz Naranjo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Levent Hicran in the 25th minute. 30 minutes into the match, ASD USAC's goal looked a bit too open when Levent Hicran came free, but Anartz Naranjo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anartz Naranjo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Augusto Graziani in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the game, San Mauro A Mare FC's Levent Hicran nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anartz Naranjo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Samir Afacan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander De Lellis, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Anartz Naranjo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Levent Hicran, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. ASD USAC's Anartz Naranjo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levent Hicran in the 40th minute of play. Anartz Naranjo made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Augusto Graziani sent off a good shot on target. Levent Hicran took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anartz Naranjo. Anartz Naranjo 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. Alfonso Cacciatore charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfonso Cacciatore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alfonso Cacciatore kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, ASD USAC's goal looked a bit too open when Levent Hicran came free, but Anartz Naranjo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dedé Pires to make the kick off. Levent Hicran took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anartz Naranjo. Anartz Naranjo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Anartz Naranjo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levent Hicran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute, Alfonso Di Vito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 61 played minutes ASD USAC got a freekick which was hit by Alfonso Di Vito. ASD USAC's Anartz Naranjo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levent Hicran in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, San Mauro A Mare FC's Levent Hicran sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anartz Naranjo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 67th minute of the match San Mauro A Mare FC got a corner. ASD USAC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dinu Dobre ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Alex Orsi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ASD USAC's Anartz Naranjo did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Orsi in the 71st minute of play forced ASD USAC's goalkeeper Anartz Naranjo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 minutes ASD USAC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dinu Dobre who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Dinu Dobre got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Anartz Naranjo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Anartz Naranjo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Orsi in the 78th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alex Orsi in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anartz Naranjo saved ASD USAC from getting behind. In the 80th minute, Alex Orsi made a precise shot to the right of Anartz Naranjo. ASD USAC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Tony Rosa took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anartz Naranjo. Anartz Naranjo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Alex Orsi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anartz Naranjo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Alex Orsi might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anartz Naranjo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Orsi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 91st minute Alex Orsi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anartz Naranjo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alex Orsi in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anartz Naranjo saved ASD USAC from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Alex Orsi put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Anartz Naranjo. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The San Mauro A Mare FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while ASD USAC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.