League

Cascina Grossa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Fc Porcos's Arturo Paoletti 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 a rather tough play, Cascina Grossa FC's Attilio Cellucci got a free kick in the 6th minute. If Camillo Manzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Ciro Ferretti fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cascina Grossa FC's protests and gave Ciro Ferretti a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th match minute, Cascina Grossa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Ferretti to maneuver through the defense. Fc Porcos's Dave Di Renzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anfilogino Piscopo in the 14th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Arturo Paoletti 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. Arturo Battisti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Manzi in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Arturo Paoletti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Battisti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Camillo Manzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arturo Battisti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Camillo Manzi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 24th minute, Edoardo Alfieri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cascina Grossa FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Dave Di Renzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anfilogino Piscopo in the 30th minute of play. Attilio Cellucci kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. When Arturo Paoletti came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Fc Porcos 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 Arturo Paoletti couldn't finish the play. Fc Porcos's Arturo Paoletti got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carmine Causio's late challenge caught a Cascina Grossa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carmine Causio helped the player get up and apologised. When the match had been going on for 48 minutes, Cascina Grossa FC's Fabiano Nazzari got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Dave Di Renzo. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Arturo Paoletti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Arturo Battisti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Franco Gizzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Arturo Paoletti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fc Porcos's supporters rose to their feet, but Arturo Paoletti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arturo Battisti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Attilio Cellucci hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. 74 minutes into the game, Franco Gizzi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fc Porcos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cascina Grossa FC the free kick. Arturo Paoletti struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Arturo Battisti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc Porcos. 78 minutes into the match, Cascina Grossa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Gizzi came free, but Arturo Battisti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fc Porcos's Dave Di Renzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anfilogino Piscopo in the 80th minute of play. Fc Porcos's Dave Di Renzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Arioli in the 83rd minute of play. A collision led to Fc Porcos getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Edoardo Crema hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attilio Arioli in the 92nd minute of play forced Fc Porcos's goalkeeper Dave Di Renzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, Cascina Grossa FC could leave the field as winners, despite Fc Porcos having more of the ball for most of the match.