League

Stadio AllecmoSalam
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute Ciccio Di Francesco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Finocchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7thth minute of the game Francesco Donato who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Luca Azzone's Fabio Finocchi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Bruno Coccolone came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Sarbia 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 Bruno Coccolone couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciccio Di Francesco in the 12th minute of play forced Luca Azzone's goalkeeper Fabio Finocchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabio Finocchi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Coccolone in the 13th minute of play. After 15 minutes, Demetrio Nola mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Luca Azzone and the Sarbia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 15th match minute, Luca Azzone was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demetrio Nola to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Luca Azzone's zone, Cosimo Furino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabio Finocchi came out of the goal and Cosimo Furino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th match minute, Luca Azzone was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Scirea to maneuver through the defense. Fabio Finocchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Donato in the 27th minute of the match. Fabio Finocchi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Donato in the 29th minute of play. When Bruno Scirea fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Luca Azzone's protests and gave Bruno Scirea a yellow card for diving instead. After 33 played minutes Luca Azzone got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Scirea. 35 minutes into the game, Francesco Donato cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fabio Finocchi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 43 minutes into the game, Sarbia's Bruno Coccolone nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabio Finocchi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 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. Alfonso Cesare was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Luca Azzone's zone, Bruno Coccolone stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabio Finocchi came out of the goal and Bruno Coccolone tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 57th minute Ciccio Di Francesco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Finocchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Luca Azzone's goalkeeper Fabio Finocchi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francesco Donato. Luca Azzone's Fabio Finocchi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Luca Azzone from getting a goal against them. Francesco Donato's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Fabio Finocchi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 65 minutes into the match, Luca Azzone's goal looked a bit too open when Ciccio Di Francesco came free, but Fabio Finocchi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Azzone's Bruno Scirea got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Davide Lepori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 71st minute, Ciccio Di Francesco 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. 73 minutes into the match, Luca Azzone's goalkeeper Fabio Finocchi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francesco Donato. 79 minutes into the match, Luca Azzone's goalkeeper Fabio Finocchi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francesco Donato. In the 87th match minute, Luca Azzone was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Cordone to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Ciccio Di Francesco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sarbia's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciccio Di Francesco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabio Finocchi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Francesco Donatos short, quick shot in the 94thth minute got Fabio Finocchi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Fabio Finocchi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciccio Di Francesco in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Sarbia left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Luca Azzone.