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John Pemberton
Spectators: 6255 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1250, VIP seats: 5) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Enzo Di Placido started the match with the kick off. Beppe Colonna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Bravo having to interfere. Franco Bravo made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Enzo Di Placido sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes into the match, Enzo Di Placido had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franco Bravo. Rozzano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enzo Di Placido was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Enzo Di Placido might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franco Bravo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Enzo Di Placido ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enzo Di Placido got free with Franco Bravo in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 24 minutes, Ercole Savoia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Branca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ercole Savoia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alvise Vaiani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Alexander Ricci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Rozzano's Alvise Vaiani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alexander Ricci narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Augusto Colecchia in the 32nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Rozzano's Armin Antognoni. Florian Berardi hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Ercole Savoia kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to Rozzano getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Florian Berardi hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvise Vaiani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Augusto Colecchia made in the 53rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Alexander Faccio immediately put the ball in play. Armin Antognoni charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armin Antognoni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Rozzano getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Armin Antognoni hit a great ball. In the 59th minute, Enzo Di Placido made a precise shot to the right of Franco Bravo. Rozzano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. FC Branca's Alexander Ricci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvise Vaiani in the 64th minute of play. A collision led to FC Branca getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Ercole Savoia hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, Alvise Vaiani 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. A collision led to FC Branca getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Ercole Savoia hit a great ball. Florian Berardi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alexander Ricci. FC Branca's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Beppe Colonna managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Branca's supporters rose to their feet, but Beppe Colonna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franco Bravo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 79th minute, Enzo Di Placido ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franco Bravo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Alvise Vaiani in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alexander Ricci, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The corner led to Rozzano's Aurelio Brambilla getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Alvise Vaiani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Ricci having to interfere. The FC Branca players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.