La Favorita
Spectators: 7760 (Terracing: 5821,
Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adriano Pallini got the match started through his kick off. Fulvio Porreca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Pallini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the game, Adriano Pallini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fulvio Porreca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 10 minutes into the game, Enrico Filice was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.c. Picchia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bassa Valle FC the free kick. Carlo Iacovacci kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Adriano Pallini made a precise shot to the right of Fulvio Porreca. A.c. Picchia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Eugenio Mazzocco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciccio Loody in the 21st minute of the match. Adriano Pallini took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fulvio Porreca. Fulvio Porreca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. A.c. Picchia's Fulvio Porreca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gordon Forrest in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st minute Adriano Pallini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulvio Porreca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Bassa Valle FC's Francesco Corna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fulvio Porreca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Edmondo Marcucci charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmondo Marcucci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Bassa Valle FC booed when A.c. Picchia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmondo Marcucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francesco Corna in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fulvio Porreca prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fulvio Porreca came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Bassa Valle FC's Adriano Pallini. But to his dismay, Adriano Pallini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. After 44 played minutes A.c. Picchia got a freekick which was hit by Ciccio Loody. Fulvio Porreca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Pallini in the 48th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ciccio Loody to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gordon Forrest in the 54th minute of play forced A.c. Picchia's goalkeeper Fulvio Porreca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francesco Corna got free with Fulvio Porreca in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fulvio Porreca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gordon Forrest in the 57th minute of the match. After 60 minutes, Gordon Forrest made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. A.c. Picchia's Fulvio Porreca tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A.c. Picchia's Ciccio Loody got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fulvio Porreca came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Bassa Valle FC's Adriano Pallini. But to his dismay, Adriano Pallini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. Fulvio Porreca was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Gordon Forrest capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gordon Forrest really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. Bassa Valle FC's Andrea Lio was substituted for Arrigo Alonzi. 75 minutes into the match, A.c. Picchia's goalkeeper Fulvio Porreca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francesco Corna. After 76 minutes, Carter Franceschi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.c. Picchia and the Bassa Valle FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carter Franceschi hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Fulvio Porreca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Pallini in the 82nd minute of the match. A.c. Picchia's Fulvio Porreca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francesco Corna in the 83rd minute of play. Bassa Valle FC's Francesco Corna was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 83rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 0-11 became the score in the 88th minute when Adriano Pallini elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Adriano Pallini in the 92ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fulvio Porreca, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 94 minutes into the match, A.c. Picchia's goal looked a bit too open when Gordon Forrest came free, but Fulvio Porreca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bassa Valle FC played a much better game than A.c. Picchia and deserved their victory. The A.c. Picchia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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