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Legnano
Spectators: 6962 (Terracing: 5100, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 162) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bernardo Vespa started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the game Jose Maria Castaños made a throw-in which Niculae Tătaru played forward. In the 5th match minute, A.C Francioso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emiliano Di Giulio to maneuver through the defense. After 7 minutes of play, Legnano's Ivan Stewart made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlo De Lellis was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Legnano getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Niculae Tătaru hit a great ball. Carlo De Lellis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danail Batalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivan Stewart made a great header on Legnano's corner, it was just that A.C Francioso's Carlo De Lellis managed to reach the ball for a save. Cristoforo Cannavacciuolo let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 23rd minute shot 3-0 at rihgt post. Ivan Stewart hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Danail Batalski took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Carlo De Lellis to make any attempt to save it. In the 37th minute of the match, Danail Batalski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Carlo De Lellis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 38th minute Bernardo Vespa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maciej Walicki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Stewart did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 6-0 to the left of a surprised Carlo De Lellis 41 minutes into the match. If Ivan Stewart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 48 minutes, Danail Batalski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Legnano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Danail Batalski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 55th minute, Enzo Di Maio 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. Legnano's Danail Batalski got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, Danail Batalski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlo De Lellis. A.C Francioso's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Danail Batalski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. In the 64th minute, Danail Batalski 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. Carlo De Lellis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danail Batalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute, Angelo Di Tullio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maciej Walicki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Vespa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danail Batalski in the 80th minute of play forced A.C Francioso's goalkeeper Carlo De Lellis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind A.C Francioso's goalkeeper Carlo De Lellis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute, A.C Francioso's Antonello Chioda seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Antonello Chioda the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of A.C Francioso protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Antonello Chioda had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 84th minute, one of A.C Francioso: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 A.C Francioso. Ivan Stewart walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. If Enzo Di Maio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the game, Emiliano Di Giulio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.C Francioso's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Legnano the free kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelo Di Tullio during the 99th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 99th minute, Angelo Di Tullio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Legnano walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.