Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154,
Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emílio Lendaa started the match with the kick off. Cristoforo Giacomini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emílio Lendaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. SILMONT were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after AC Collins's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gwendal Aufrère took the corner. In the 7th minute Emílio Lendaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Giacomini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Di Xing Ying made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Alfredo Lemma sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Fabiano Del Papa managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Collins's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabiano Del Papa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Di Xing Ying breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 14th minute Emílio Lendaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Giacomini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC Collins's Fabiano Del Papa got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Bethel Raba came free, but Cristoforo Giacomini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A very nice done corner allowed Bethel Raba to score against Cristoforo Giacomini in AC Collins's goal. 0-1 after 21 minutes. Emílio Lendaa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristoforo Giacomini having to interfere. After 25 played minutes SILMONT got a freekick which was hit by Laurent Rouille. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cosimo Scevola during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Cosimo Scevola hit a great ball. When Alfonso Vittorio fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Collins's protests and gave Alfonso Vittorio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st minute, Alfonso Vittorio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristoforo Giacomini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bethel Raba in the 36th minute of the match. Laurent Rouille received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cristoforo Giacomini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Di Xing Ying made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Lemma in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Del Papa in the 43rd minute of play forced SILMONT's goalkeeper Di Xing Ying to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurent Rouille received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Cristoforo Giacomini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andrea Potenza hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. When SILMONT's Emílio Lendaa in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC Collins's goalie prevented a goal. The AC Collins players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SILMONT were winning 0-1.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabiano Del Papa to make the kick off. Bethel Raba might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristoforo Giacomini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bethel Raba ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 52nd minute, Bethel Raba made a precise shot to the right of Cristoforo Giacomini. AC Collins's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 0-3 became the score in the 54th minute when Bethel Raba elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Cristoforo Giacomini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emílio Lendaa in the 58th minute of play. Cristoforo Giacomini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bethel Raba in the 60th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Bethel Raba managed to get in a good position for a shot. SILMONT's supporters rose to their feet, but Bethel Raba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristoforo Giacomini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. SILMONT's Normando Fiúza was substituted for Emílio Lendaa. SILMONT's Thomas Albaret was substituted for Bethel Raba. In the 66th minute, Adriano Guimarães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute of the match Cosimo Scevola sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Di Xing Ying skillfully saved the ball. After 68 minutes, Dave Marrone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC Collins and the SILMONT players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dave Marrone hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Ferdinando Tamburrini hit a great ball. After having played for 70 minutes, Thomas Albaret managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SILMONT's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thomas Albaret was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Normando Fiúza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristoforo Giacomini. AC Collins's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Normando Fiúza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Cristoforo Giacomini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Normando Fiúza in the 79th minute of play. AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save AC Collins from getting a goal against them. 81 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Laurent Rouille came free, but Cristoforo Giacomini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Alberigo Rosa hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the game, Thomas Albaret cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Cristoforo Giacomini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Laurent Rouille kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cristoforo Giacomini. That made the score 0-6 in the 89 minute of play. Cristoforo Giacomini made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Normando Fiúza sent off a good shot on target.
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