League

Ottavia
Spectators: 6704 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francesco Gaudino started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Camillo Losito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrea De Sanctis was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After 7 played minutes, The Eagle 99's Dino Cardella shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Andrea De Sanctis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in The Eagle 99 reached it. In the 9th minute Christian Graziano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eraldo De Zorzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francesco Gaudino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute Christian Graziano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eraldo De Zorzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Adriano Tondi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Eagle 99 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Andrea De Sanctis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camillo Losito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Puglia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Tondi came free, but Andrea De Sanctis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Sandrinho Proença ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eraldo De Zorzi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Camillo Losito hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. If Sandrinho Proença had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrea De Sanctis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Anelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Puglia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Camillo Losito came free, but Andrea De Sanctis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eraldo De Zorzi made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Sandrinho Proença sent off a good shot on target. Eraldo De Zorzi was a little too slow when Christian Graziano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Camillo Losito stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Francesco Gaudino notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of The Eagle 99's Eraldo De Zorzi. Eraldo De Zorzi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 55 played minutes The Eagle 99 got a freekick which was hit by Filippo Loiacono. Puglia FC's Andrea De Sanctis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Puglia FC from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in The Eagle 99's zone, Sandrinho Proença stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eraldo De Zorzi came out of the goal and Sandrinho Proença tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Puglia FC booed when The Eagle 99 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessio Falcone didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Puglia FC's Andrea De Sanctis got control of the ball when Adriano Tondi tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camillo Losito in the 70th minute of play forced Puglia FC's goalkeeper Andrea De Sanctis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrea De Sanctis was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dino Cardella. Francesco Gaudino might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eraldo De Zorzi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francesco Gaudino ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Puglia FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Corrado Molinaro hit a great ball. Andrea De Sanctis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Tondi in the 80th minute. Andrea De Sanctis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camillo Losito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Puglia FC booed when The Eagle 99 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Anelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Puglia FC's Andrea De Sanctis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Tondi in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Dino Cardella had to leave the field with a concussion. When Sandrinho Proença fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Puglia FC's protests and gave Sandrinho Proença a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of The Eagle 99 booed when Puglia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandrinho Proença didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Andrea De Sanctis managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when The Eagle 99's Adriano Tondi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 89 minutes into the match, Puglia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alessio Falcone came free, but Andrea De Sanctis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Puglia FC's goalkeeper Andrea De Sanctis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adriano Tondi. Adriano Tondi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Andrea De Sanctis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 96 played minutes Puglia FC got a freekick which was hit by Asdrubal Munoz. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Puglia FC had won after a very even match.