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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Alpicella FC's Anthony Marinucci 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. Anthony Marinucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Alpicella FC booed when AC Abano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto De Toni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Angelo Garibaldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo De Luca, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19th match minute, AC Abano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demetrio Fiorentino to maneuver through the defense. Edoardo De Luca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Angelo Garibaldi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Anthony Marinucci notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of AC Abano's Angelo Garibaldi. Angelo Garibaldi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 25 minutes, Alberto Spano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alpicella FC and the AC Abano players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Alpicella FC's Alberto Spano got a free kick in the 25th minute. The supporters of Alpicella FC booed when AC Abano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amerigo Borel didn't get a good kick on the ball. AC Abano's Angelo Garibaldi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edoardo De Luca in the 32nd minute of play. Angelo Garibaldi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anthony Marinucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute Alberto Spano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Garibaldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anthony Marinucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 54th match minute, AC Abano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demetrio Fiorentino to maneuver through the defense. If Edoardo De Luca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 60th match minute, AC Abano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demetrio Fiorentino to maneuver through the defense. Angelo Garibaldi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edoardo De Luca went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Angelo Garibaldi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edoardo De Luca in the 72nd minute. Anthony Marinucci was extremely unlucky when he, in the 77th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. With his leg Angelo Garibaldi managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Alpicella FC's Edoardo De Luca fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 78th minute, Emiliano Di Massa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alpicella FC were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after AC Abano's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Andrea Vaiani took the corner. Angelo Garibaldi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Spano in the 86th minute of play. After some careless play in the AC Abano defense, Alberto Spano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angelo Garibaldi. The AC Abano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angelo Garibaldi should have stopped the shot. Edoardo De Luca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelo Garibaldi having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Alpicella FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than AC Abano.