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Fortaleza Coliseum
Spectators: 7955 (Terracing: 5974, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Şehzade Akburç kicked off to start the match. When Fortaleza's Şehzade Akburç, in the 4th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Fortaleza. Cosimo Polidori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, MegaraEblea FC's Anthony Luongo got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Cosimo Polidori got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Şehzade Akburç succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 13th playminute. Fortaleza's Cosimo Polidori got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, Fortaleza's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Luongo came free, but Christian Campoli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edmondo Rosa made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Şehzade Akburç sent off a good shot on target. Christian Campoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felice Buonanno in the 25th minute of the match. Şehzade Akburç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Edmondo Rosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th match minute, MegaraEblea FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Rulli to maneuver through the defense. 29 minutes into the match, MegaraEblea FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cosimo Polidori came free, but Edmondo Rosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Şehzade Akburç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Edmondo Rosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amedeo Santalucia's late challenge caught a Fortaleza's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amedeo Santalucia helped the player get up and apologised. Christian Campoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Di Marco in the 45th minute of the match. Enzo Di Marco took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christian Campoli. Christian Campoli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cosimo Nobili was the one to do the kick off. Ciro Stumpo kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Fortaleza's Şehzade Akburç got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 61st match minute, MegaraEblea FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Rulli to maneuver through the defense. Edmondo Rosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Polidori in the 63rd minute of play. Cosimo Nobili hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, MegaraEblea FC's Anthony Luongo got a free kick in the 66th minute. Fortaleza made a substitution. Corrado Pietropaolo replaced Ciro Stumpo. In the 67th match minute, MegaraEblea FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthony Luongo to maneuver through the defense. The Fortaleza fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Fortaleza's Cosimo Polidori looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Cosimo Polidori came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Fortaleza fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cosimo Polidori couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Cosimo Polidori managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fortaleza's supporters rose to their feet, but Cosimo Polidori was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edmondo Rosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edmondo Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosimo Polidori in the 79th minute of the match. After 83rd play minutes Cosimo Polidori shot 4-1, a short shot which went by Edmondo Rosa and just under the crossbar into goal. After 87 played minutes, MegaraEblea FC's Enrico Sammartano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Christian Campoli came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in MegaraEblea FC reached it. With a little luck, Fortaleza's Christian Campoli got control of the ball when Anthony Luongo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in MegaraEblea FC's zone, Cosimo Polidori stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edmondo Rosa came out of the goal and Cosimo Polidori tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Don Cabeza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmondo Rosa having to interfere. There was no doubt that Fortaleza were the better team. Fortaleza's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.