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Ibar Codina Arena
Spectators: 7994 (Terracing: 5997, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Andrea Manna started the match with the kick off. When §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Andrea Manna in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 5thth minute of the game Andrea Manna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s Bruno Mameli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 6 played minutes §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα got a freekick which was hit by Amedeo Miranda. 9 minutes into the match, §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Scalia came free, but Dennis Tacco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diego Scalia took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dennis Tacco. Dennis Tacco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Andrea Manna in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bruno Mameli, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Daniele Grimaldi scored to the left of an out of position Bruno Mameli, making the score, 1-1. Antonio Preda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amedeo Miranda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 35 minutes into the match, §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's goal looked a bit too open when Ciccio Walcher came free, but Dennis Tacco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Dennis Tacco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Preda in the 37th minute of play. Andrea Manna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Bruno Mameli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Amedeo Miranda 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. The audience was convinced that Andrea Manna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruno Mameli was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Bruno Mameli made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Andrea Manna sent off a good shot on target. Andrea Manna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Bruno Mameli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The Lenzima Juniors MZ™ fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s Ciccio Walcher 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felice Romanese in the 56th minute of play forced Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s goalkeeper Bruno Mameli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciccio Walcher had several of the §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 59 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-3 score and a disappointed Dennis Tacco as he didn't even see the shot coming. 68 minutes into the match, Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Andrea Manna came free, but Bruno Mameli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Andrea Manna came free, but Bruno Mameli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrea Manna might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruno Mameli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrea Manna ran back to his position shaking his head. When Felice Romanese came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα 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 Felice Romanese couldn't finish the play. 80 minutes into the match, Andrea Manna had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruno Mameli. Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrea Manna was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. When §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Andrea Manna in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s goalie prevented a goal. When §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Andrea Manna in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 91st match minute, Lenzima Juniors MZ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Scalia to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Felice Romanese sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bruno Mameli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adriano Tassotti during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 96th minute Andrea Manna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Mameli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.