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Spectators: 7321 (Terracing: 5821, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fausto Lauri started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes ICCARA FC got a freekick which was hit by Aldo Albertosi. After a rather tough play, Spartak Zocca's Amos Borgatello got a free kick in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Alessio Borrelli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Antonello Mannella was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Antonello Mannella didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 15th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. Ferruccio Pallotta kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Antonello Mannella made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alessio Borrelli in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute, Ferruccio Pallotta 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. With a little luck, Spartak Zocca's Antonello Mannella got control of the ball when Alessio Borrelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Federico Borel's late challenge caught a ICCARA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Federico Borel helped the player get up and apologised. Federico Borel kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. ICCARA FC's Fedele Placidi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferruccio Pallotta in the 34th minute of play. In the 34th minute, Ferruccio Pallotta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spartak Zocca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The audience was convinced that Ercole Preda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fedele Placidi was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. In the 38th minute, Aldo Albertosi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in ICCARA FC's zone, Ferruccio Pallotta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fedele Placidi came out of the goal and Ferruccio Pallotta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fedele Placidi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferruccio Pallotta in the 44th minute of the match. Ferruccio Pallotta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fedele Placidi having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ferruccio Pallotta made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, ICCARA FC's goalkeeper Fedele Placidi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ercole Preda. Fedele Placidi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ercole Preda went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Spartak Zocca! The referee gave ICCARA FC a penalty, 60 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aldo Albertosi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Spartak Zocca's Antonello Mannella. 3-2. 63 minutes into the match, Spartak Zocca's Ferruccio Pallotta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fedele Placidi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Spartak Zocca's Ferruccio Pallotta slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fedele Placidi. That made the score 3-3 after 67 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferruccio Pallotta in the 74th minute of play forced ICCARA FC's goalkeeper Fedele Placidi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Spartak Zocca's Diego Bordon got a free kick in the 79th minute. After 80 played minutes, ICCARA FC's Aldo Albertosi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Antonello Mannella came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ICCARA FC reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferruccio Pallotta in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fedele Placidi saved ICCARA FC from getting behind. 92 minutes into the match, Ercole Preda notched a goal, 4-4, to the right of ICCARA FC's Fedele Placidi. Fedele Placidi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emiliano Di Matteo kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The Spartak Zocca players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented ICCARA FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.