League

Stadio Palermo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Palermo AFC's Amos Pennetta 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. The supporters of Palermo AFC booed when AC Santa Teresa di Caxias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Battista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alvaro Pallini's late challenge caught a Palermo AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvaro Pallini helped the player get up and apologised. Aldo Teodori was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 7th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. AC Santa Teresa di Caxias's Fabrizio Prosperi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amos Pennetta in the 14th minute of play. Alberigo Franco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Fabrizio Prosperi made a huge save. Fabrizio Prosperi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberigo Franco in the 25th minute. After having played for 26 minutes, Amos Pennetta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palermo AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amos Pennetta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carmine Carta kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Amos Pennetta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabrizio Prosperi having to interfere. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Donato Feliziani made a kick off. Donato Feliziani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Alfredo Catini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donato Feliziani in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfredo Catini saved Palermo AFC from getting behind. Fabrizio Prosperi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amos Pennetta in the 60th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Alberigo Franco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palermo AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberigo Franco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabrizio Prosperi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabrizio Prosperi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amos Pennetta, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Fabrizio Prosperi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Franco, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Fabrizio Prosperi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amos Pennetta, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After having played for 68 minutes, Alberigo Franco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palermo AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberigo Franco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Alberigo Franco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's Amos Pennetta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabrizio Prosperi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amos Pennetta in the 80th minute of play forced AC Santa Teresa di Caxias's goalkeeper Fabrizio Prosperi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Palermo AFC's Alberigo Franco fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in AC Santa Teresa di Caxias's zone, Amos Pennetta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabrizio Prosperi came out of the goal and Amos Pennetta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Palermo AFC's Alberigo Franco got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fabrizio Prosperi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amos Pennetta in the 95th minute of play. AC Santa Teresa di Caxias succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Palermo AFC had controlled the match.