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Stadio Pieve Ligure
Spectators: 6676 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christian Teti got the match started through his kick off. 8 minutes into the game, Comunardo Di Maio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pieve Ligure FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Casal Palocco the free kick. Amerigo Piscitelli placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! After some careless play in the Pieve Ligure FC defense, Claudio Brillante kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Attilio Crosta. The Pieve Ligure FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Attilio Crosta should have stopped the shot. Attilio Crosta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Falone, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Alexander Falone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Attilio Crosta having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Brillante in the 27th minute of play forced Pieve Ligure FC's goalkeeper Attilio Crosta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anselmo Marchetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Corrado De Donatis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Christian Teti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 38 minutes, Ferdinando Cancemi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pieve Ligure FC and the Casal Palocco players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ferdinando Cancemi hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Casal Palocco's zone, Anselmo Marchetti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Corrado De Donatis came out of the goal and Anselmo Marchetti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francesco Attili hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by Casal Palocco's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dario Lauri was slow to take the kick. During this time Pieve Ligure FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Pieve Ligure FC's corner Dario Lauri fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Corrado De Donatis quite easily take care of the ball. In the 47th minute, Alexander Falone made a precise shot to the right of Attilio Crosta. Pieve Ligure FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Alexander Falone made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexander Falone during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, Casal Palocco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Falone to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Pieve Ligure FC's zone, Claudio Brillante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Attilio Crosta came out of the goal and Claudio Brillante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 64 played minutes Pieve Ligure FC got a freekick which was hit by Fabrizio Andreoli. Attilio Crosta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Falone, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Davide Pasqualone cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Attilio Crosta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Attilio Crosta made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Alexander Falone sent off a good shot on target. Corrado De Donatis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Teti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Corrado De Donatis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Teti in the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Comunardo Di Maio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ferdinando Cancemi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Attilio Crosta made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Claudio Brillante sent off a good shot on target. The Casal Palocco supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Casal Palocco would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.