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Garbatella
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) If Alex Feliziani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 13 minutes, Carter Mazza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Geo AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carter Mazza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Diego Macchia hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Geo AFC's Alfredo Vespa couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 17th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Garbatella AFC. The supporters of Garbatella AFC booed when Geo AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fulvio Venditti didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Carter Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Demetrio Giovannelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Feliziani in the 23rd minute of the match. The supporters of Geo AFC booed when Garbatella AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Macchia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabrizio Colelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmondo Toccaceli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmondo Toccaceli might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fabrizio Colelli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edmondo Toccaceli ran back to his position shaking his head. When Alex Feliziani came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Garbatella AFC 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 Alex Feliziani couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Garbatella AFC's goalkeeper Fabrizio Colelli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Edmondo Toccaceli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Garbatella AFC defense, Carter Mazza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabrizio Colelli. The Garbatella AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabrizio Colelli should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alex Feliziani was the one to do the kick off. Angelo Bulla's late challenge caught a Geo AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelo Bulla helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Garbatella AFC's Angelo Bulla got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Anthony Pomponio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demetrio Giovannelli having to interfere. 59 minutes into the game, Garbatella AFC's Alex Feliziani nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Demetrio Giovannelli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 62nd minute, Cristiano Bellucci 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. Achille Del Vecchio hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Alex Feliziani scored 2-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Demetrio Giovannelli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Alex Feliziani put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Demetrio Giovannelli. Anthony Pomponio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Demetrio Giovannelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute Edmondo Toccaceli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrizio Colelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Fabrizio Colelli successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With his leg Fabrizio Colelli managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Geo AFC's Carter Mazza fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 92 minutes into the match, Garbatella AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Edmondo Toccaceli came free, but Fabrizio Colelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Garbatella AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.