League

Stadio Torre A Mare
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amerigo Del Grosso took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Burundi's Ernesto Bergamini got a free kick in the 9th minute. Felice Del Greco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberigo Morandin in the 12th minute. Fabrizio Di Battista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beppe Silveri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francesco Testa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabrizio Di Battista having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Arturo Trentini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Burundi's supporters rose to their feet, but Arturo Trentini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabrizio Di Battista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Burundi booed when Torre A Mare was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franco Chiarelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Amerigo Del Grosso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabrizio Di Battista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beppe Silveri in the 27th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the game, Burundi's Beppe Silveri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabrizio Di Battista made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 35th minute Anthony Cassone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felice Del Greco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Torre A Mare defense, Arturo Trentini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabrizio Di Battista. The Torre A Mare fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabrizio Di Battista should have stopped the shot. Torre A Mare's Fabrizio Di Battista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beppe Silveri in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Burundi's Fortunato Trinca got a free kick in the 45th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Teodori in the 47th minute of play forced Burundi's goalkeeper Felice Del Greco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Burundi were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 52nd minute, Franco Chiarelli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Torre A Mare fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Fabrizio Di Battista made an important save on a dangerous shot by Beppe Silveri in the 56th minute. Burundi's Amerigo Del Grosso got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Anthony Cassone managed to get in a good position for a shot. Torre A Mare's supporters rose to their feet, but Anthony Cassone was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felice Del Greco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabrizio Di Battista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Trentini in the 76th minute of the match. Felice Del Greco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthony Cassone in the 80th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Beppe Silveri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Burundi's supporters rose to their feet, but Beppe Silveri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabrizio Di Battista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Burundi played a much better game than Torre A Mare and deserved their victory. The Torre A Mare players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.