League

Juniors Arena
Spectators: 7958 (Terracing: 5970, Seating: 1830, VIP seats: 158) Achille Piccone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fortunato Tana's late challenge caught a Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fortunato Tana helped the player get up and apologised. Amedeo Ronconi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciccio Walcher, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Amos Beattie notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s Bruno Mameli. Bruno Mameli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Ne's Amos Beattie in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th 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. 22 minutes into the game, Adriano Tassotti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ne the free kick. A collision led to Lenzima Juniors MZ™ getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Adriano Tassotti hit a great ball. Bruno Mameli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amos Di Mascio in the 35th minute of play. After 36 played minutes Ne got a freekick which was hit by Achille Piccone. In the 38th minute Bernardo Trotta suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Antonio Preda charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Preda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ne made a substitution. Enrico Candeloro replaced Bernardo Trotta. A collision led to Lenzima Juniors MZ™ getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Antonio Preda hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Edmondo Ascenzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruno Mameli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amos Di Mascio in the 46th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Amos Beattie in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Mameli saved Lenzima Juniors MZ™ from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amos Di Mascio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Lenzima Juniors MZ™ booed when Ne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Costanzo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Amos Di Mascio came free, but Bruno Mameli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amedeo Ronconi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Preda, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Amedeo Ronconi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciccio Walcher in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Diego Scalia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amedeo Ronconi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Preda in the 63rd minute of play. Amos Beattie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Bruno Mameli made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciccio Walcher in the 72nd minute of play forced Ne's goalkeeper Amedeo Ronconi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amos Beattie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Bruno Mameli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amos Beattie who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Bruno Mameli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Amos Di Mascio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Ne booed when Lenzima Juniors MZ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Tassotti didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Lenzima Juniors MZ™'s zone, Amos Beattie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Mameli came out of the goal and Amos Beattie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.