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Verdena Stadium
Spectators: 8078 (Terracing: 6060, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Comunardo Ascani started the match with the kick off. A collision led to VERDENA FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Evis Salmanton hit a great ball. With a little luck, SuperAvara's German Kiritskiy got control of the ball when Amerigo Locatelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by SuperAvara's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Amos Petrucci was slow to take the kick. During this time VERDENA FC's players had a chance to rest. Amerigo Locatelli's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, German Kiritskiy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 17 minutes into the match, VERDENA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Comunardo Ascani came free, but Enzo Bolognesi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SuperAvara's Alex Ciccarelli managed to work through VERDENA FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Alex Ciccarelli dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. SuperAvara's German Kiritskiy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save SuperAvara from getting a goal against them. The supporters of VERDENA FC booed when SuperAvara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dino Coletti didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, VERDENA FC's German Kiritskiy threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alberto Raiola, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Damian Bulkiewicz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but German Kiritskiy made a huge save. German Kiritskiy made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Mohamed Hanin sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute Alberto Raiola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but German Kiritskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amerigo Locatelli made a kick off. The supporters of VERDENA FC booed when SuperAvara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Signori didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the SuperAvara defense, Alberto Raiola kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of German Kiritskiy. The SuperAvara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that German Kiritskiy should have stopped the shot. German Kiritskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Hanin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, Amerigo Locatelli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of German Kiritskiy. SuperAvara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amerigo Locatelli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After having played for 67 minutes, Alberto Raiola managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VERDENA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Raiola was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. German Kiritskiy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amerigo Locatelli in the 71st minute of play. German Kiritskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Bulkiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of SuperAvara booed when VERDENA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Raiola didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute Amerigo Locatelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but German Kiritskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. German Kiritskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amerigo Locatelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 87th minute Alberto Raiola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but German Kiritskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Beniamin Jazwiec's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but German Kiritskiy was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. German Kiritskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amerigo Locatelli in the 95th minute of the match. VERDENA FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.