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Spectators: 8142 (Terracing: 6107, Seating: 1873, VIP seats: 162) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eugenio Tagliente kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Stezzano FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Alfredo Restaino hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Luisito Jerano notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Stezzano FC's Alvaro Cipollone. Alvaro Cipollone was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luisito Jerano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Alvaro Cipollone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito Jerano in the 14th minute of play forced Stezzano FC's goalkeeper Alvaro Cipollone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Roberto-Carlos Baadegaard hit a great ball. Stezzano FC's Benji Stone got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 19 minutes of play, Stezzano FC's Benji Stone made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angelo Bertoni was left in no man's land by his defense there! Angelo Bertoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Tagliente, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 24th minute Luisito Jerano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Cipollone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angelo Bertoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenio Tagliente in the 27th minute of play. After 30 played minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ got a freekick which was hit by Richard Laws. Clarence Makélélé struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Alvaro Cipollone didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ. With an all-out effort, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Alvaro Cipollone threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luisito Jerano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Angelo Bertoni came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Stezzano FC's Eugenio Tagliente. But to his dismay, Eugenio Tagliente quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 47th minute, Benji Stone made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Bertoni. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. After the first half Stezzano FC were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonardo Penha made a kick off. After 54 minutes, Bruno Lenzi made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Stezzano FC's Alvaro Cipollone tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bruno Lenzi scored 3-3 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alvaro Cipollone, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alvaro Cipollone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clarence Makélélé in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute Clarence Makélélé shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Cipollone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Stezzano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Penha came free, but Alvaro Cipollone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stezzano FC's Alvaro Cipollone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Penha in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Benji Stone dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Angelo Bertoni, 3-4. 70 minutes into the match, Luisito Jerano notched a goal, 4-4, to the right of Stezzano FC's Alvaro Cipollone. Alvaro Cipollone was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bruno Lenzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 83 minutes into the game, Leonardo Penha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-4. Alvaro Cipollone was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Stezzano FC's goalkeeper Alvaro Cipollone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Luisito Jerano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alvaro Cipollone was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-4. Alvaro Cipollone didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luisito Jerano went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-4 was the resulting score. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ had played much better football throughout.