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Poggio Nero
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Selvaggi started the match with the kick off. Angelo Fabrizi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Matteucci having to interfere. After 6 played minutes Varlungo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Ciaccia. Arrigo Matteucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Alessandrini in the 7th minute of play. If Angelo Fabrizi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christian Selvaggi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudio Prato during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Varlungo AFC's Claudio Prato got a free kick in the 18th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Christian Selvaggi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of La Cinghiala SP's Armin Mazzetti. Armin Mazzetti was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Angelo Fabrizi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 25th playminute. Alessandro Alessandrini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armin Mazzetti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Mattei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Carter Micarelli came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the La Cinghiala SP 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 Carter Micarelli couldn't finish the play. When Angelo Fabrizi came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the La Cinghiala SP 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 Angelo Fabrizi couldn't finish the play. Arrigo Matteucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francesco Cannavacciuolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. 43 minutes into the match, La Cinghiala SP's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Mattei came free, but Armin Mazzetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After 53 minutes of play, La Cinghiala SP's Alessandro Alessandrini made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arrigo Matteucci was left in no man's land by his defense there! Armin Mazzetti made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Claudio Prato sent off a good shot on target. Armin Mazzetti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alessandro Mattei in the 62nd minute. After 63 played minutes Varlungo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Elia Giorgi. If Alessandro Alessandrini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La Cinghiala SP's Armin Mazzetti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Selvaggi in the 71st minute of play. Armin Mazzetti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Selvaggi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armin Mazzetti made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Claudio Prato sent off a good shot on target. Alessandro Alessandrini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armin Mazzetti made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Alessandro Mattei sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the La Cinghiala SP defense, Alessandro Mattei kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armin Mazzetti. The La Cinghiala SP fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armin Mazzetti should have stopped the shot. In the 96th minute, Christian Selvaggi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Armin Mazzetti. The goal made the score 2-3. The Varlungo AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.