League

Cornaredo
Spectators: 6770 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 0) Sportiva Parma's Alberto Massimini started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Sportiva Parma booed when Cornaredo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Lucchetta didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Alfonso Di Domenico was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cornaredo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportiva Parma the free kick. In the 7th minute, Alfonso Di Domenico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arturo Giorda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Massimini in the 12th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Armando Di Renzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Giorda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Concetto Sabatino during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Concetto Sabatino hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Massimini in the 21st minute of play forced Cornaredo FC's goalkeeper Arturo Giorda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 22 minutes, Alberto Massimini made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Cornaredo FC's Arturo Giorda tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alvaro Cirigliano during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alvaro Cirigliano hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute of the match Christian Cherubini shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arturo Giorda showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Alberto Massimini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Giorda having to interfere. Armando Di Renzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Arturo Giorda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Massimini struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Arturo Giorda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sportiva Parma. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Concetto Tellini during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sportiva Parma's Concetto Tellini got a free kick in the 40th minute. 41 minutes into the game, Alessandro Bisegna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cornaredo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportiva Parma the free kick. In the 43rd minute Alberto Massimini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Giorda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alessandro Bisegna made a kick off. A collision led to Cornaredo FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Alessandro Bisegna hit a great ball. After having played for 57 minutes, Armando Di Renzo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sportiva Parma's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Di Renzo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arturo Giorda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Massimini in the 58th minute of play. Alberto Massimini in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arturo Giorda, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cornaredo FC's goalkeeper Arturo Giorda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 64th minute of the match Sportiva Parma got a corner. Cornaredo FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antonello Tarquini ran over to the corner to take the kick. Enzo Lucchetta's late challenge caught a Sportiva Parma's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enzo Lucchetta helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th minute, one of Cornaredo FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cornaredo FC. Antonello Tarquini shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 72nd minute of the match Concetto Sabatino shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arturo Giorda showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Christian Cherubini struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Arturo Giorda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sportiva Parma. In the 80th minute, Alberto Massimini 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. Alberto Massimini might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arturo Giorda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Massimini ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 85th match minute, Cornaredo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alessandro Bisegna to maneuver through the defense. Alberto Massimini struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Arturo Giorda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sportiva Parma. Alberto Massimini 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. Alvise Strazzabosco made in the 91st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sportiva Parma's Concetto Tellini. Alfonso Di Domenico hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Cornaredo FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sportiva Parma were clearly better and deserved to take the win.