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Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) SANMARINO's Carter Iezzi 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. Fulvio Latini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Vinovo AFC's Alberto Scotti got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute, Arturo Santoro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carter Iezzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Emanuele Di Toro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carter Iezzi 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. SANMARINO's Emiliano Spagnuolo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bianco Arcari in the 15th minute of play. If Bianco Arcari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th match minute, SANMARINO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bianco Iachini to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Vinovo AFC's Fulvio Latini got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Fulvio Latini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Emiliano Spagnuolo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th match minute, SANMARINO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eraldo Salerno to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Vinovo AFC's Fulvio Latini got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute, Antonio Facchini ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emanuele Di Toro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Emanuele Di Toro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antonio Facchini in the 36th minute. Vinovo AFC's Emanuele Di Toro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Vinovo AFC from getting a goal against them. Carter Iezzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Emanuele Di Toro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Antonio Facchini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bianco Arcari stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fulvio Latini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonio Facchini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vinovo AFC's goalkeeper Emanuele Di Toro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 61 minutes, Alberto Scotti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vinovo AFC and the SANMARINO players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alberto Scotti hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Carter Iezzi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carter Iezzi took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emanuele Di Toro. Emanuele Di Toro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Carter Iezzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Emanuele Di Toro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Carter Iezzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuele Di Toro was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Vinovo AFC's Emanuele Di Toro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carter Iezzi in the 84th minute of play. When Antonio Facchini came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the SANMARINO 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 Antonio Facchini couldn't finish the play. SANMARINO's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Bianco Arcari scored to the left of an out of position Emiliano Spagnuolo, making the score, 2-2. Bianco Iachini charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bianco Iachini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 94th minute, Bianco Iachini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SANMARINO's Emiliano Spagnuolo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bianco Arcari in the 96th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.