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Burundi Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Burundi's Amerigo Del Grosso 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. Andrea Di Fazio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arturo Trentini in the 5th minute. After 8 minutes of play, Burundi's Amerigo Del Grosso made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andrea Di Fazio was left in no man's land by his defense there! 15 minutes into the match, Amerigo Del Grosso notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Barboni United's Andrea Di Fazio. Andrea Di Fazio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25th minute, Arturo Trentini 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. When Amos Pennetta fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barboni United's protests and gave Amos Pennetta a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Burundi booed when Barboni United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amos Pennetta didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute, Anfilogino De Nardis 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. After 34 minutes of play, Barboni United's Anfilogino De Nardis made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felice Del Greco was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 37th minute, Arturo Trentini ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andrea Di Fazio was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Andrea Di Fazio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Trentini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ferdinando Esposito hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When Fulvio Burgnich fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Burundi's protests and gave Fulvio Burgnich a yellow card for diving instead. Fulvio Burgnich hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Bianco Vasco took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Felice Del Greco. Burundi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Burundi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthony Marzoli to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Felice Del Greco managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when Barboni United's Anthony Baruffa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Camillo Alberico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Amerigo Del Grosso notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Barboni United's Andrea Di Fazio. Andrea Di Fazio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Burundi's Adriano Marinetti got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Arturo Trentini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrea Di Fazio was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Burundi's Ferdinando Esposito got a free kick in the 75th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arturo Trentini in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrea Di Fazio saved Barboni United from getting behind. The supporters of Barboni United booed when Burundi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arturo Trentini didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute Arturo Trentini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Di Fazio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adriano Marinetti hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute, Bianco Vasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee felt a red card was in order, 97 minutes into the game, when Antonello Caccia put in a rough tackle. After 96 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Barboni United! Burundi's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.