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Merceron Arena
Spectators: 8520 (Terracing: 6391, Seating: 1959, VIP seats: 170) Dinei Fernandez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dinei Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto De Meis having to interfere. Merceron United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Milosz Waselenczuk in the 10th minute. Alberto De Meis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dinei Fernandez in the 12th minute. Dinei Fernandez might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alberto De Meis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dinei Fernandez ran back to his position shaking his head. Alberto De Meis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dinei Fernandez in the 13th minute. If Dinei Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dinei Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the game, Milosz Waselenczuk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Merceron United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Viper FC the free kick. Milosz Waselenczuk hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Edoardo Pascucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viper FC's Alberto De Meis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edoardo Pascucci in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Viper FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dinei Fernandez came free, but Alberto De Meis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniele Bucciarelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinando Di Loreto in the 30th minute of play. Daniele Bucciarelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Vieri, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Daniele Bucciarelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Vieri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dinei Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Alberto De Meis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dinei Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto De Meis having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Merceron United's goal looked a bit too open when Amedeo Mattei came free, but Daniele Bucciarelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniele Bucciarelli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amedeo Mattei's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. If Dinei Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 45 minutes in the game, Cristian Vieri dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 45thth minute of the game Cristian Vieri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Merceron United's Daniele Bucciarelli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 45thth minute of the game Cristian Vieri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Merceron United's Daniele Bucciarelli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 45 minutes, Cristian Vieri made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Merceron United's Daniele Bucciarelli tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 51st minute, Ferdinando Di Loreto reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Daniele Bucciarelli. The goal made the score 0-2. Dinei Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Alberto De Meis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniele Bucciarelli made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Ferdinando Di Loreto sent off a good shot on target. Merceron United's Dinei Fernandez got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Giacinto Facchetti lost his temper 63 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 63 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Viper FC! In the 65th minute there was a penalty for Merceron United. Milosz Waselenczuk stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alberto De Meis. 1-2. Alberto De Meis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinei Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. If Dinei Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dinei Fernandez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alberto De Meis having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinei Fernandez in the 77th minute of play forced Viper FC's goalkeeper Alberto De Meis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dinei Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dinei Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Alberto De Meis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Dinei Fernandez, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 93 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Alberto De Meis was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Edoardo Pascucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match was over Viper FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Merceron United throughout the match.