League

Stadio Ceriano Laghe
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bernardo Cinque kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Aek Pisa getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Armando Fata hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Ranalli in the 6th minute of play forced Ceriano Laghetto AFC's goalkeeper Eraldo Bozzelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ceriano Laghetto AFC's Eraldo Bozzelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Cinque in the 14th minute of play. Ernesto Iannotti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Ermanno Palmieri made a huge save. Aurelio Ranalli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eraldo Bozzelli having to interfere. Bernardo Cinque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 28 minutes, Aurelio Ranalli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aek Pisa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aurelio Ranalli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Aldo Pietrantoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute Aldo Pietrantoni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermanno Palmieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Cinque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ernesto Iannotti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ermanno Palmieri having to interfere. Aurelio Ranalli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aldo Pietrantoni stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ernesto Iannotti might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ermanno Palmieri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ernesto Iannotti ran back to his position shaking his head. Ermanno Palmieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Pietrantoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Ceriano Laghetto AFC's goalkeeper Eraldo Bozzelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aurelio Ranalli. Aurelio Ranalli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eraldo Bozzelli having to interfere. Eraldo Bozzelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Cinque in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Ernesto Iannotti notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Aek Pisa's Ermanno Palmieri. Ermanno Palmieri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Aek Pisa's zone, Ernesto Iannotti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ermanno Palmieri came out of the goal and Ernesto Iannotti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felice Citrullo during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ceriano Laghetto AFC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Felice Citrullo hit a great ball. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aek Pisa's goalkeeper Ermanno Palmieri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Aek Pisa's Concetto Sciamanna got a free kick in the 91st minute. Aldo Pietrantoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Aek Pisa's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.