League

Stadio L. De Santis
Spectators: 7329 (Terracing: 5541, Seating: 1698, VIP seats: 90) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carlo Cardella took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alex Sorrentino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cosimo Alleva in the 3rd minute. A collision led to U.S. Arce 1932 getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Alberto Del Pizzo hit a great ball. Alberto Del Pizzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Alex Sorrentino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Federico Moretti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fulvio Marcolongo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Cardella in the 14th minute of play. Alberto Del Pizzo hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 24 minutes into the match, Carlo Cardella notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of U.S. Arce 1932's Fulvio Marcolongo. Fulvio Marcolongo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Diego Cirone recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carter De Tommasi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 31st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Attilio Pasquale might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fulvio Marcolongo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Attilio Pasquale ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 43rd minute, Alessio Ronconi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 52 minutes, Diego Cirone made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. U.S. Arce 1932's Fulvio Marcolongo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Augusto Torelli came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Concessa AFC 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 Augusto Torelli couldn't finish the play. Alex Sorrentino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Moretti, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Cosimo Alleva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Alex Sorrentino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of U.S. Arce 1932 booed when Concessa AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Cirone didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, U.S. Arce 1932's Fulvio Marcolongo got control of the ball when Diego Cirone tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for U.S. Arce 1932! Fulvio Marcolongo went to the wrong direction when Carter De Tommasi was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Franco Gizzi kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 76 minutes into the game, U.S. Arce 1932's Federico Moretti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alex Sorrentino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in Concessa AFC's zone, Cosimo Alleva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Sorrentino came out of the goal and Cosimo Alleva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fulvio Marcolongo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Cirone in the 88th minute. Carlo Cardella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulvio Marcolongo having to interfere. Fulvio Marcolongo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Carlo Cardella showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 93 minute of play.