League

Paolo Poli
Spectators: 8560 (Terracing: 6421, Seating: 1968, 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. Samir Afacan made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Ni Liang Yong sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Levent Hicran managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Mauro A Mare FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Levent Hicran was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Flavio Lavatrice breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 6th match minute, San Mauro A Mare FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbigniew Limanowski to maneuver through the defense. In the 8thth minute of the game Levent Hicran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Molfetta sportiva's Flavio Lavatrice was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 9th minute, Levent Hicran ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavio Lavatrice was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 12th minute, Levent Hicran made a precise shot to the right of Flavio Lavatrice. Molfetta sportiva's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After having played for 15 minutes, Levent Hicran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Mauro A Mare FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Levent Hicran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Levent Hicran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levent Hicran in the 18th minute of play forced Molfetta sportiva's goalkeeper Flavio Lavatrice to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Levent Hicran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Molfetta sportiva defense, Levent Hicran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavio Lavatrice. The Molfetta sportiva fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavio Lavatrice should have stopped the shot. Samir Afacan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ni Liang Yong in the 29th minute of play. Augusto Graziani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Lavatrice having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Levent Hicran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Lavatrice was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Levent Hicran in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Flavio Lavatrice saved Molfetta sportiva from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Augusto Graziani in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Flavio Lavatrice prevented the ball from getting in the gole. San Mauro A Mare FC were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after Molfetta sportiva's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dinu Dobre took the corner. Dinu Dobre made a great header on San Mauro A Mare FC's corner, it was just that Molfetta sportiva's Flavio Lavatrice managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Molfetta sportiva's Flavio Lavatrice proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Molfetta sportiva from getting a goal against them. Levent Hicran blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flavio Lavatrice having to make a save. 60 minutes into the match, Molfetta sportiva's goal looked a bit too open when Levent Hicran came free, but Flavio Lavatrice reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Ni Liang Yong ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Samir Afacan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. San Mauro A Mare FC made a substitution. Tony Rosa replaced Francesco Cremonese. Samir Afacan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ni Liang Yong in the 66th minute of play. With his leg Flavio Lavatrice managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when San Mauro A Mare FC's Tony Rosa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tony Rosa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 70thth minute tested the skills of Flavio Lavatrice when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Samir Afacan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ni Liang Yong, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Flavio Lavatrice made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Levent Hicran in the 76th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Levent Hicran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Mauro A Mare FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. San Mauro A Mare FC's Alex Orsi was substituted for Levent Hicran. Molfetta sportiva made a substitution. Dario Melani replaced Cesare Di Renzo. Alex Orsi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Flavio Lavatrice made a huge save. Molfetta sportiva's Flavio Lavatrice played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Orsi in the 88th minute of play. Tony Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Flavio Lavatrice tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alex Orsi might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flavio Lavatrice. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Orsi ran back to his position shaking his head. 95 minutes into the match, Molfetta sportiva's goalkeeper Flavio Lavatrice had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Orsi.