League

Mellaredo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Fedele Porta started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 minutes of play, Bacciolino's Florian Del Papa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavio Casale was left in no man's land by his defense there! Augusto Ferrante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Flavio Casale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Augusto Ferrante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Casale having to interfere. When Carmine Manfredi came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Bacciolino 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 Carmine Manfredi couldn't finish the play. Flavio Casale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmine Manfredi in the 16th minute of play. Flavio Casale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmine Manfredi in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute Augusto Ferrante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Casale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Carmine Manfredi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th match minute, Bacciolino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Alberico to maneuver through the defense. If Ciro Castellini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diego Di Maria kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After 45 played minutes, Bacciolino's Cosimo Di Campli shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Flavio Casale came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bacciolino reached it. Augusto Ferrante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Augusto Ferrante got free with Flavio Casale in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Flavio Casale managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Bacciolino's Augusto Ferrante fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Ciro Castellini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mellaredo AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciro Castellini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardo Donati breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ciro Castellini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes into the match, Ciro Castellini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bernardo Donati. Bacciolino's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ciro Castellini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Ciro Castellini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 73 minutes of play, Mellaredo AFC's Ciro Castellini made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Donati was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ciro Castellini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Bernardo Donati tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Mellaredo AFC booed when Bacciolino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Alberico didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmine Manfredi in the 83rd minute of play forced Mellaredo AFC's goalkeeper Flavio Casale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Augusto Ferrante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carmine Manfredi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Flavio Casale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Bacciolino players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Mellaredo AFC.