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Stadio Pergola
Spectators: 7670 (Terracing: 5753, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mei Zhen Kun took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Eraldo Scurti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessio Africano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Fagnani kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Davide Buccella charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Davide Buccella the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Pergola FC's Davide Buccella got a free kick in the 7th minute. Alessio Africano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mei Zhen Kun in the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Pergola FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mei Zhen Kun came free, but Alessio Africano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Canevare's Mei Zhen Kun in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pergola FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mei Zhen Kun in the 13th minute of play forced Pergola FC's goalkeeper Alessio Africano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pergola FC's Alessio Africano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mei Zhen Kun in the 15th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pergola FC's zone, Amerigo Bosso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alessio Africano came out of the goal and Amerigo Bosso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute Eraldo Scurti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessio Africano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Canevare's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Franco Ottavi in the 21st minute. After taking down the ball on Canevare's corner Christopher Featon fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alessio Africano quite easily take care of the ball. Pergola FC's Alessio Africano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mei Zhen Kun in the 23rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mei Zhen Kun in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alessio Africano saved Pergola FC from getting behind. Mei Zhen Kun scored 0-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alessio Africano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mei Zhen Kun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31stth minute of the game Mei Zhen Kun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pergola FC's Alessio Africano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alessio Africano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mei Zhen Kun's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Alessio Africano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mei Zhen Kun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mei Zhen Kun in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alessio Africano saved Pergola FC from getting behind. After 42 minutes Pergola FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Franco Ottavi who took care of the corner kick. In the 43rd minute Mei Zhen Kun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessio Africano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessio Africano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mei Zhen Kun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Canevare were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Alessio Africano made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Eraldo Scurti sent off a good shot on target. 55 minutes into the match, Pergola FC's goalkeeper Alessio Africano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mei Zhen Kun. A collision led to Pergola FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Filippo Brini hit a great ball. In the 59th minute, Dino Stellato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st match minute, Pergola FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Stellato to maneuver through the defense. Dino Stellato kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Mei Zhen Kun notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Pergola FC's Alessio Africano. Alessio Africano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 70th minute, Mei Zhen Kun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Canevare fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. When Canevare's Mei Zhen Kun in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pergola FC's goalie prevented a goal. Mei Zhen Kun did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-6 to the left of a surprised Alessio Africano 74 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, Mei Zhen Kun notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Pergola FC's Alessio Africano. Alessio Africano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 80thth minute of the game Mei Zhen Kun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pergola FC's Alessio Africano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alessio Africano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eraldo Scurti in the 81st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mei Zhen Kun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alessio Africano was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 84th minute of the match Canevare got a corner. Pergola FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Franco Ottavi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Canevare's Franco Ottavi to fire away a dangerous shot which Alessio Africano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some careless play in the Pergola FC defense, Mei Zhen Kun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alessio Africano. The Pergola FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alessio Africano should have stopped the shot. With his leg Alessio Africano managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when Canevare's Mei Zhen Kun fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Mei Zhen Kun sped through Pergola FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alessio Africano. When the final whistle sounded Canevare left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pergola FC.