League

John Pemberton
Spectators: 6255 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1250, VIP seats: 5) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dario Carta got the match started through his kick off. After 9 minutes of play, Casavatore AFC's Dario Carta made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Ricci was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alexander Ricci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciccio Angelini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Di Placido in the 17th minute of play forced Casavatore AFC's goalkeeper Davide Raffa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Carta in the 18th minute of play forced FC Branca's goalkeeper Alexander Ricci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Dario Carta made a precise shot to the right of Alexander Ricci. FC Branca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Casavatore AFC's Davide Raffa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Casavatore AFC from getting a goal against them. When FC Branca's Enzo Di Placido in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Casavatore AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th 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. Davide Raffa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 29 played minutes Casavatore AFC got a freekick which was hit by Antonello Visintin. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Casavatore AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ercole Savoia was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Branca's players had a chance to rest. Enzo Di Placido's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Davide Raffa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 40 minutes into the game, Ercole Savoia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Davide Raffa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dino De Matteis during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dino De Matteis hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After 64 minutes of play, FC Branca's Enzo Di Placido made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Davide Raffa was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Branca's Alexander Ricci proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save FC Branca from getting a goal against them. When Ercole Savoia came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the FC Branca fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ercole Savoia couldn't finish the play. Ercole Savoia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Davide Raffa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ciccio Angelini during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Casavatore AFC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Ciccio Angelini hit a great ball. When Enzo Di Placido came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the FC Branca fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Enzo Di Placido couldn't finish the play. Ercole Savoia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 94 minutes into the game, Ciccio Angelini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Alexander Ricci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Casavatore AFC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though FC Branca had controlled the match.