League

SHOCK ARENA
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Flavio Lelli kicked off to start the match. Ramoscello's Flavio Lelli got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Flavio Lelli came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Ramoscello 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 Flavio Lelli couldn't finish the play. Flavio Lelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Flavio Lelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Flavio Lelli came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Ramoscello 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 Flavio Lelli couldn't finish the play. Flavio Lelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Ciccio Casiraghi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciccio Casiraghi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beppe Guerra in the 37th minute of play. Ciccio Casiraghi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Lelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Flavio Lelli came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Ramoscello 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 Flavio Lelli couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd match minute, SHOcK All Blacks wAvE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Carosella to maneuver through the defense. Ferruccio Pantano might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ciccio Casiraghi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ferruccio Pantano ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 47thth minute of the game Flavio Lelli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SHOcK All Blacks wAvE's Ciccio Casiraghi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emilio Speranza to make the kick off. Ramoscello's Emiliano Del Gatto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilio Speranza in the 54th minute of play. The supporters of Ramoscello booed when SHOcK All Blacks wAvE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elia Di Renzo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Beppe Guerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciccio Casiraghi having to interfere. If Flavio Lelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Beppe Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 68 minutes, Ferruccio Pantano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ramoscello's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferruccio Pantano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind SHOcK All Blacks wAvE's goalkeeper Ciccio Casiraghi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Beppe Guerra hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavio Lelli got free with Ciccio Casiraghi in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Beppe Guerra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Beppe Guerra struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Ciccio Casiraghi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ramoscello. Ramoscello's Flavio Lelli got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in SHOcK All Blacks wAvE's zone, Alfredo Munno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciccio Casiraghi came out of the goal and Alfredo Munno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emiliano Del Gatto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Speranza, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the final whistle sounded Ramoscello left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than SHOcK All Blacks wAvE.