League

Stadio Mirabello
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dubai FC's Armando Madaio 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. After 3 played minutes kcronos got a freekick which was hit by Bianco Ucci. Armando Riccitelli hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Alfredo Faieta kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After 20 played minutes Dubai FC got a freekick which was hit by Dave Scirea. Florian Menichini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armando Madaio went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Comunardo Di Giacomo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Iacovone in the 31st minute of the match. Armando Madaio scored 2-0 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Florian Menichini, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of kcronos booed when Dubai FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesare Mastrangelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea Iacovone in the 46th minute of play forced Dubai FC's goalkeeper Comunardo Di Giacomo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Armando Riccitelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andrea Iacovone made a kick off. When Ferdinando Fantozzi fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dubai FC's protests and gave Ferdinando Fantozzi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th minute, Ferdinando Fantozzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 59 minutes into the game, Alfonso Coco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. kcronos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dubai FC the free kick. A collision led to kcronos getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Alfonso Coco hit a great ball. Alessandro Bassi charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alessandro Bassi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Dubai FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Alessandro Bassi hit a great ball. Comunardo Di Giacomo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Iacovone in the 63rd minute of play. After 65 minutes Dubai FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bianco Ucci who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on kcronos's corner Bianco Ucci fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Comunardo Di Giacomo quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Dubai FC's Dave Scirea got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute of the match Bianco Ucci shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Comunardo Di Giacomo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Dubai FC's Alvise Donato got a free kick in the 68th minute. The supporters of kcronos booed when Dubai FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesare Mastrangelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Andrea Iacovone had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Comunardo Di Giacomo. Dubai FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrea Iacovone was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When Ferdinando Fantozzi was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 74 minutes had been played. In the 77th play minute Andrea Iacovone came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Comunardo Di Giacomo. 2-2. Cesare Mastrangelo hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armando Madaio during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Comunardo Di Giacomo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Iacovone in the 95th minute of the match. Comunardo Di Giacomo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Iacovone in the 97th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the kcronos players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.