League

Valgatara
Spectators: 6672 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 0) Biassono's Attilio Stragapede 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. Amedeo Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beppe Speranza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valgatara AFC's goalkeeper Amedeo Fantini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 13 minutes of play, Biassono's Attilio Stragapede made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amedeo Fantini was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Valgatara AFC's zone, Beppe Speranza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amedeo Fantini came out of the goal and Beppe Speranza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ermanno Serantoni hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Davide Sabatini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alessandro Pascali having to make a save. 24 minutes into the match, Beppe Speranza notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Valgatara AFC's Amedeo Fantini. Amedeo Fantini was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 31st match minute, Valgatara AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Patrizi to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute of the match Franco Scarinci shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amedeo Fantini showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Emilio Di Nardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alessandro Pascali. Biassono's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emilio Di Nardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. If Davide Sabatini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emilio Di Nardo to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Davide Sabatini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alessandro Pascali was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Biassono's Franco Puglielli got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Amedeo Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Attilio Stragapede, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the match, Attilio Stragapede had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amedeo Fantini. Valgatara AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Attilio Stragapede was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. If Davide Sabatini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 68 minutes, Alvise Galante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Biassono and the Valgatara AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alessandro Pascali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Sabatini in the 78th minute of the match. Alessandro Pascali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Di Nardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 86th minute of the match Alberto Patrizi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alessandro Pascali skillfully saved the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Davide Sabatini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alessandro Pascali. Biassono's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Davide Sabatini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Emilio Di Nardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alessandro Pascali having to interfere. Carlo Perazzolo charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlo Perazzolo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Valgatara AFC getting a freekick after 99 minutes play. Carlo Perazzolo hit a great ball.