League

Bellaria
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) Biagio Violento made the kick off and thus started the match. Arturo Conti hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Andrea Gagliano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Enrico Capuozzi. U. S. MANFREDONIA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to U. S. MANFREDONIA getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Achille Gallucci hit a great ball. Bellaria's Andrea Gagliano couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 12th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for U. S. MANFREDONIA. If Biagio Violento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernesto Ottaviani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrico Capuozzi having to interfere. U. S. MANFREDONIA's Enrico Capuozzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Comunardo Melani in the 23rd minute of play. The supporters of Bellaria booed when U. S. MANFREDONIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Scarano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute, Comunardo Melani fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Enrico Capuozzi, passed just outside the right post. 25 minutes into the match, Bellaria's Ernesto Ottaviani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrico Capuozzi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 28 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when U. S. MANFREDONIA's Ciro Castellani fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. When Ciro Castellani came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the U. S. MANFREDONIA 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 Ciro Castellani couldn't finish the play. In the 32nd minute Biagio Violento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberigo Canuto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberigo Canuto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ciro Castellani's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Bellaria's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Castellani came free, but Alberigo Canuto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Comunardo Melani took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Enrico Capuozzi to make any attempt to save it. Alberigo Canuto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Biagio Violento in the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Comunardo Melani was the one to do the kick off. Ciro Castellani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Alberigo Canuto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bellaria's Alberigo Canuto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Bellaria from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Bellaria's Ermanno Raiola got a free kick in the 56th minute. A hard shot 57 in the game by Ciro Castellani from a close distance when the talented Alberigo Canuto managed to make a qualified save. Bellaria's players were relieved. Bellaria's Alberigo Canuto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Biagio Violento in the 61st minute of play. Enrico Capuozzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Comunardo Melani in the 67th minute of play. Ernesto Ottaviani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrico Capuozzi having to interfere. In the 70th minute, one of U. S. MANFREDONIA:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for U. S. MANFREDONIA. Andrea Gagliano shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Ernesto Ottaviani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrico Capuozzi having to interfere. Comunardo Melani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrico Capuozzi having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Comunardo Melani 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. In the 89th minute Biagio Violento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberigo Canuto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bellaria's Alberigo Canuto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Biagio Violento in the 90th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Ciro Castellani managed to get in a good position for a shot. U. S. MANFREDONIA's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciro Castellani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberigo Canuto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ernesto Ottaviani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Enrico Capuozzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciro Castellani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bellaria fans cheered their team off the field, for while U. S. MANFREDONIA had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.