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Winter is coming
Spectators: 8066 (Terracing: 6051, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) Ernesto Minichiello made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute Amos Urbani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Polidori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damiano De Feo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabrizio Eboli in the 7th minute of play. Amos Urbani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Polidori having to interfere. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Atletico Kankero's Damiano De Feo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberigo Gianfrancesco in the 16th minute of play. XMAS were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Atletico Kankero's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alessandro Vettori took the corner. Alessandro Vettori made a great header on XMAS's corner, it was just that Atletico Kankero's Damiano De Feo managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amos Urbani in the 24th minute of play forced XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amos Urbani in the 24th minute of play forced XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 minutes XMAS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alessandro Massa who took care of the corner kick. Amos Urbani received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Armando Polidori came out and tried to block the shot, but Amos Urbani slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 27th minute. In the 31st minute Cristiano De Vincentis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Polidori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Fabrizio Eboli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 35 minutes of play, Atletico Kankero's Amos Urbani made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armando Polidori was left in no man's land by his defense there! Armando Polidori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amos Urbani in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Beppe Faiella notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of XMAS's Armando Polidori. Armando Polidori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Armando Polidori was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Amos Urbani capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Amos Urbani really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. The audience was convinced that Amos Urbani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Beppe Faiella stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Beppe Faiella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Polidori having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Beppe Faiella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Beppe Faiella in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armando Polidori prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 54 played minutes XMAS got a freekick which was hit by Christian Zaccardi. Atletico Kankero made a substitution. Frank Fabiani replaced Ercole Munno. Armando Polidori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amos Urbani in the 57th minute of the match. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by XMAS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Frank Fabiani was slow to take the kick. During this time Atletico Kankero's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Atletico Kankero's Amos Urbani to fire away a dangerous shot which Armando Polidori despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Armando Polidori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amos Urbani's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Amos Urbani sped through XMAS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Armando Polidori. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano De Vincentis in the 72nd minute of play forced XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to XMAS getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Anfilogino Di Nino hit a great ball. Armando Polidori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beppe Faiella in the 75th minute of play. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Ciccio Capaldo got a free kick in the 76th minute. Armando Polidori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beppe Faiella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Beppe Faiella in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armando Polidori prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Beppe Faiella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After some careless play in the XMAS defense, Amos Urbani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armando Polidori. The XMAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armando Polidori should have stopped the shot. Armando Polidori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amos Urbani's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Armando Polidori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beppe Faiella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Armando Polidori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amos Urbani in the 94th minute of the match. Atletico Kankero were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of XMAS for a fine match.