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Spectators: 8029 (Terracing: 6023, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Krister Jonsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jiang Bing Ning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Stellato in the 11th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Saliceto Buzzalina FC's Dennis Bevilacqua got a free kick in the 12th minute. The supporters of Rossangeles booed when Saliceto Buzzalina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Miccio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Yu Bing Hong 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. Antonello Onori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Bing Hong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeremie Hendrickx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 27 played minutes Saliceto Buzzalina FC got a freekick which was hit by Donato Miccio. In the 28th match minute, Saliceto Buzzalina FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Loiacono to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Saliceto Buzzalina FC's zone, Jeremie Hendrickx stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antonello Onori came out of the goal and Jeremie Hendrickx tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 31 minutes into the game, Jeremie Hendrickx recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Antonello Onori. Jeremie Hendrickx showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Wang Feng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Antonello Onori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ettore Stellato in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jiang Bing Ning saved Rossangeles from getting behind. After 40 minutes, Ettore Stellato made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Rossangeles's Jiang Bing Ning tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jiang Bing Ning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ettore Stellato, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Ettore Stellato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jiang Bing Ning having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yu Bing Hong was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ettore Stellato in the 50th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jiang Bing Ning saved Rossangeles from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krister Jonsson in the 51st minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Jiang Bing Ning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Saliceto Buzzalina FC's zone, Sílvio Luís Secco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antonello Onori came out of the goal and Sílvio Luís Secco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 56 minutes into the game, Rossangeles's Jeremie Hendrickx nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antonello Onori made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. The Rossangeles fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Rossangeles's Yu Bing Hong 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 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yu Bing Hong in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antonello Onori saved Saliceto Buzzalina FC from getting behind. Antonello Onori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sílvio Luís Secco went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. 68 minutes into the game, one of Rossangeles:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rossangeles:s Jiang Bing Ning showed great skill when he stopped Krister Jonsson:s penalty. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rossangeles's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Krister Jonsson was slow to take the kick. During this time Saliceto Buzzalina FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Krister Jonsson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jiang Bing Ning quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Krister Jonsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Ettore Stellato's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jiang Bing Ning was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Rossangeles's Jeremie Hendrickx got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krister Jonsson in the 92nd minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Jiang Bing Ning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There was no doubt that Rossangeles were the better team. Rossangeles's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.