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Stadio Brasserie
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dave Nardi kicked off to start the match. Alessandro Franzioni's late challenge caught a Fortezza Adriatica FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessandro Franzioni helped the player get up and apologised. In the 3rd match minute, La Brasserie was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alessandro Franzioni to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Adriano in the 8th minute of play forced La Brasserie's goalkeeper Frank Nicolai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meelis Asso made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Dave Nardi sent off a good shot on target. Dave Nardi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Nardi in the 19th minute of play forced Fortezza Adriatica FC's goalkeeper Meelis Asso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Fortezza Adriatica FC's Claudio Adriano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frank Nicolai made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 23 minutes into the match, La Brasserie's Dave Nardi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Meelis Asso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 27th minute Claudio Adriano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Nicolai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Nicolai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ennio Giardino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Brasserie's Frank Nicolai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmine Rossini in the 32nd minute of play. Claudio Adriano kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adriano Santovito during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 38 played minutes Fortezza Adriatica FC got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Adriano. During the 40th minute of the match Alessandro Franzioni completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Alessandro Franzioni a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Alessandro Franzioni hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Dave Nardi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Meelis Asso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th match minute, La Brasserie was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Santovito to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute of the match Claudinho Secco shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Frank Nicolai showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

If Dave Nardi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Humberto Fagondo during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Adriano in the 61st minute of play forced La Brasserie's goalkeeper Frank Nicolai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Nicolai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carmine Rossini in the 62nd minute. 67 minutes into the match, Carmine Rossini notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of La Brasserie's Frank Nicolai. Frank Nicolai was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 70th minute, La Brasserie's Elia Di Federico seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Elia Di Federico the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of La Brasserie protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Elia Di Federico had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of La Brasserie:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Fortezza Adriatica FC:s goal. In the 72nd minute there was a penalty for Fortezza Adriatica FC. Claudinho Secco stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Frank Nicolai. 0-3. A collision led to Fortezza Adriatica FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Everardo Claus hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the match, Fortezza Adriatica FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dino Di Cicco came free, but Meelis Asso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Meelis Asso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dave Nardi in the 83rd minute of play. Frank Nicolai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carmine Rossini in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dino Di Cicco in the 89th minute of play forced Fortezza Adriatica FC's goalkeeper Meelis Asso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Bianco Sforza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dino Di Cicco during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, La Brasserie's Dino Di Cicco got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Dino Di Cicco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Meelis Asso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.