League

Stadio Cargnacco
Spectators: 6913 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carmine Colombi kicked off to start the match. Carlo Tamburrini acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 6th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Amerigo Onori. If Fedele Vanni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elia Cappucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Eleuteri in the 9th minute of play. Francesco Verdone hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Nozarego F.C.'s Daniele Dossena got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 23rd minute, Carmine Colombi 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. 31 minutes into the match, Fedele Vanni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elia Cappucci. Cargnacco AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fedele Vanni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Elia Cappucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fedele Vanni in the 37th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cargnacco AFC's zone, Augusto Eleuteri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elia Cappucci came out of the goal and Augusto Eleuteri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elia Cappucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Vanni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlo Tamburrini came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Cargnacco AFC's Carmine Colombi. But to his dismay, Carmine Colombi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After some careless play in the Cargnacco AFC defense, Fedele Vanni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elia Cappucci. The Cargnacco AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elia Cappucci should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Augusto Eleuteri made a kick off. Carlo Tamburrini came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Cargnacco AFC's Carmine Colombi. But to his dismay, Carmine Colombi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. In the 63rd minute, Francesco Verdone 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fedele Vanni got free with Elia Cappucci in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 73 minutes Cargnacco AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fortunato Di Pasquale who took care of the corner kick. A well done corner resulted in Fedele Vanni drilling the ball in to score 2-5 behind Cargnacco AFC's goalkeeper. Elia Cappucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Eleuteri in the 77th minute of the match. Carmine Colombi took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlo Tamburrini. Carlo Tamburrini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-5. Anthony Marinacci hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Nozarego F.C.'s Daniele Dossena got a free kick in the 89th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Cargnacco AFC's Carlo Lucchetta tried to score from far away in the 90th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Cargnacco AFC's Elia Cappucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Eleuteri in the 96th minute of play. The Nozarego F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Nozarego F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.