League

Santa Caterina
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aurelio Di Rado made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes of play, Cincinnati's Aurelio Di Rado made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frank Iovine was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edoardo Alberico during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Edoardo Alberico kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Di Rado in the 11th minute of play forced Santa Caterina's goalkeeper Frank Iovine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes, Franco Guaita mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santa Caterina and the Cincinnati players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 15 played minutes Santa Caterina got a freekick which was hit by Franco Guaita. 19 minutes into the match, Cincinnati's goal looked a bit too open when Demetrio Costacurta came free, but Comunardo Zisser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Comunardo Zisser didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 20th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. In the 24thth minute of the game Demetrio Costacurta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cincinnati's Comunardo Zisser was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 25 minutes into the game, Diego Pace cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Comunardo Zisser was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Comunardo Zisser was a little too slow when Demetrio Costacurta got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 3-1. Cincinnati's Comunardo Zisser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Demetrio Costacurta in the 43rd minute of play. In the 47th minute Aurelio Di Rado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Iovine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Demetrio Costacurta was the one to do the kick off. Demetrio Costacurta struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Comunardo Zisser didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Caterina. Santa Caterina's Demetrio Costacurta got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fabiano Paganelli scored 4-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Comunardo Zisser, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cincinnati's Comunardo Zisser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Guaita in the 62nd minute of play. When Demetrio Costacurta came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Santa Caterina 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 Demetrio Costacurta couldn't finish the play. Anfilogino Lucantoni hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Santa Caterina's Felice Piccirilli tried to score from far away in the 66th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Cincinnati's Comunardo Zisser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Demetrio Costacurta in the 68th minute of play. Cincinnati's Comunardo Zisser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Pace in the 71st minute of play. In the 75th minute, Anfilogino Lucantoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Diego Pace struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Comunardo Zisser didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Caterina. The Santa Caterina fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when Santa Caterina's Diego Pace looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Comunardo Zisser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demetrio Costacurta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santa Caterina were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Cincinnati for a fine match.