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Croce Valanidi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edoardo Polidori got the match started through his kick off. If Adriano Luzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Amedeo Cardella put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Fedele Falasca. 16 minutes into the match, Padriciano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edoardo Polidori came free, but Fedele Falasca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Padriciano FC defense, Edoardo Polidori kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fedele Falasca. The Padriciano FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fedele Falasca should have stopped the shot. When Davide Damiani came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Padriciano FC 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 Davide Damiani couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, Croce Valanidi FC's Fedele Falasca threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aurelio Moscatelli, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Fedele Falasca was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ennio Polimeno. Fedele Falasca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edoardo Polidori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ferruccio Del Duca got free with Fedele Falasca in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aurelio Moscatelli charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aurelio Moscatelli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Edoardo Polidori's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fedele Falasca was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In the 42nd minute Edoardo Polidori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fedele Falasca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adriano Luzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Davide Damiani succeeded in the game's 46th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

After some careless play in the Padriciano FC defense, Amedeo Cardella kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fedele Falasca. The Padriciano FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fedele Falasca should have stopped the shot. After 63 played minutes Padriciano FC got a freekick which was hit by Cesare Mosca. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Padriciano FC's goalkeeper Fedele Falasca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edoardo Polidori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute of the match Ennio Polimeno sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fedele Falasca skillfully saved the ball. Fedele Falasca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edoardo Polidori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fedele Falasca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amedeo Cardella in the 74th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the game, Padriciano FC's Adriano Luzi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Davide Grasso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. In the 82nd match minute, Padriciano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Caligaris to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the match, Edoardo Polidori had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fedele Falasca. Padriciano FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edoardo Polidori was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. 90 minutes into the match, Padriciano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edoardo Polidori came free, but Fedele Falasca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Edoardo Polidori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Padriciano FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.