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Mezzano
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) 4 minutes into the game, Alessio Volta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ciccio Di Tommaso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ciccio Di Tommaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessio Volta, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the match, U.P. Gavellese's goal looked a bit too open when Eraldo Pozzo came free, but Armando Del Monte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Ricardo Kaká managed to get in a good position for a shot. U.P. Gavellese's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Kaká was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciccio Di Tommaso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alessio Volta in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ciccio Di Tommaso, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 19 played minutes U.P. Gavellese got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Kaká. 21 minutes into the game, U.P. Gavellese's Elpidio Macias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ciccio Di Tommaso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Ciccio Di Tommaso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vilhelm Rosin in the 28th minute. Montorfano's Ciccio Di Tommaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vilhelm Rosin in the 29th minute of play. Alessio Volta came free with the goalkeeper in the 30th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ciccio Di Tommaso could save by the left post. In the 32nd minute, Elia Grieco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emilio Melchiorre's late challenge caught a U.P. Gavellese's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emilio Melchiorre helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Montorfano getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Emilio Melchiorre hit a great ball. When Ricardo Kaká came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the U.P. Gavellese 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 Ricardo Kaká couldn't finish the play. 40 minutes into the match, Montorfano's goalkeeper Ciccio Di Tommaso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elpidio Macias. Armando Del Monte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eraldo Cocca in the 41st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eraldo Cocca in the 45th minute of play forced U.P. Gavellese's goalkeeper Armando Del Monte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elpidio Macias in the 46thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ciccio Di Tommaso, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alessio Volta was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Elpidio Macias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciccio Di Tommaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardo Kaká fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciccio Di Tommaso having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, Elpidio Macias notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Montorfano's Ciccio Di Tommaso. Ciccio Di Tommaso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 58 minutes of play, U.P. Gavellese's Alessio Volta made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ciccio Di Tommaso was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, U.P. Gavellese's Felix Ariando got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute Ricardo Kaká shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciccio Di Tommaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Montorfano's zone, Elpidio Macias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciccio Di Tommaso came out of the goal and Elpidio Macias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emiliano Mazzocchetti kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Ricardo Kaká notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Montorfano's Ciccio Di Tommaso. Ciccio Di Tommaso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With 74 minutes on the clock, Cristiano Panino commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 74th minute, one of Montorfano:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Montorfano. Ciccio Di Tommaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Macias in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Volta in the 81st minute of play forced Montorfano's goalkeeper Ciccio Di Tommaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the game, Elpidio Macias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Ciccio Di Tommaso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 85 minutes of play, U.P. Gavellese's Elpidio Macias made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ciccio Di Tommaso was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ciccio Di Tommaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Kaká, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Volta in the 94th minute of play forced Montorfano's goalkeeper Ciccio Di Tommaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Volta in the 98th minute of play forced Montorfano's goalkeeper Ciccio Di Tommaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.