League

Settimello
Spectators: 6699 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 0) Anfilogino Chiarelli made the kick off and thus started the match. 7 minutes into the match, SSC SAN GIOVANNI's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Valeri came free, but Ciccio Cimino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferruccio Bomba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciccio Cimino having to interfere. In the 21st match minute, SSC SAN GIOVANNI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eraldo Alessandro to maneuver through the defense. Emanuele Castelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Ferdinando Marziali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anfilogino Chiarelli in the 27th minute of play forced Settimello AFC's goalkeeper Ferdinando Marziali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 30 played minutes SSC SAN GIOVANNI got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Marinelli. Ferdinando Marziali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anfilogino Chiarelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Anfilogino Chiarelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferdinando Marziali having to interfere. Alfredo Sartori charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfredo Sartori the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Settimello AFC's Alfredo Sartori got a free kick in the 37th minute. The audience was convinced that Andrea Melis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferdinando Marziali was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. In the 48th minute, Settimello AFC's Aurelio Valeri dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1.

After some careless play in the Settimello AFC defense, Emanuele Castelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ferdinando Marziali. The Settimello AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ferdinando Marziali should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edmondo Stragapede during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SSC SAN GIOVANNI getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Edmondo Stragapede hit a great ball. The Settimello AFC fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Settimello AFC's Ferruccio Bomba looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ciccio Cimino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Valeri in the 71st minute of the match. Ferdinando Marziali made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Emanuele Castelli sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Emanuele Castelli kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ferdinando Marziali. That made the score 2-3 in the 73 minute of play. When Beppe Perilli fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Settimello AFC's protests and gave Beppe Perilli a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of SSC SAN GIOVANNI booed when Settimello AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beppe Perilli didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, Eraldo Alessandro sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Settimello AFC's Ferdinando Marziali didn't even have to move. The supporters of Settimello AFC booed when SSC SAN GIOVANNI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmondo Stragapede didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciccio Cimino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Valeri in the 80th minute of play. Ferruccio Bomba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Ciccio Cimino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Anfilogino Chiarelli got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Emanuele Castelli came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the SSC SAN GIOVANNI 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 Emanuele Castelli couldn't finish the play. When Anfilogino Chiarelli got free in front of the goal in the 89th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Ferdinando Marziali was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. SSC SAN GIOVANNI's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.