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San Colombana
Spectators: 6687 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1687, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ainar Õnnepalu started the match with the kick off. Filippo Finocchio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ainar Õnnepalu in the 5th minute of play. The supporters of Castelnuovo booed when San Colombana AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Apolloni didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Andrea Giardini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Castelnuovo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Colombana AFC the free kick. In the 12th match minute, Castelnuovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Giardini to maneuver through the defense. Martti Avitaja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Capaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Spiro Escobar took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filippo Finocchio. Filippo Finocchio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 19th minute, Ainar Õnnepalu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Spiro Escobar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, San Colombana AFC's Ainar Õnnepalu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Ercole Brunelli charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ercole Brunelli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Castelnuovo booed when San Colombana AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ercole Brunelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute, Carlo Rivera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filippo Finocchio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ainar Õnnepalu, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Martti Avitaja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Rivera in the 45th minute of play. Spiro Escobar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filippo Finocchio having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fedele Capaldo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fedele Capaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlo Rivera got free with Martti Avitaja in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 56th match minute, Castelnuovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Giardini to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Dave Fantasia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Colombana AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Martti Avitaja made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Carlo Rivera sent off a good shot on target. After 69 minutes, Alfredo Apolloni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Colombana AFC and the Castelnuovo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alfredo Apolloni kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After having played for 73 minutes, Alvise Alba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Castelnuovo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvise Alba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carlo Rivera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Martti Avitaja made a huge save. Filippo Finocchio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Spiro Escobar, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Fedele Capaldo kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Spiro Escobar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Filippo Finocchio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spiro Escobar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 minutes of play, San Colombana AFC's Ainar Õnnepalu made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filippo Finocchio was left in no man's land by his defense there! San Colombana AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.