Circus Circus Arena
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123,
Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Attilio Pellecchia got the match started through his kick off. When Attilio Pellecchia came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Gonzo Style f.c 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 Attilio Pellecchia couldn't finish the play. Carmine Passalacqua took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Attilio Pellecchia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Domenico Stella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Di Francesco having to interfere. Carmine Passalacqua made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Attilio Pellecchia in the 10th minute of play. After having played for 12 minutes, Fausto Odisio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gonzo Style f.c's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fausto Odisio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 15 minutes into the game, Alvise Iannotti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fausto Di Francesco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fausto Di Francesco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bianco Sampo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Emilio Masetti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carmine Passalacqua didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fausto Odisio went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 37 minutes into the match, Gonzo Style f.c's goal looked a bit too open when Domenico Stella came free, but Fausto Di Francesco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrea Di Piazza hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the game, PowerHawKings's Alvise Iannotti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fausto Di Francesco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alvise Iannotti to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gonzo Style f.c's goalkeeper Fausto Di Francesco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Domenico Stella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Domenico Stella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th minute, Attilio Pellecchia 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. 63 minutes into the match, Attilio Pellecchia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carmine Passalacqua. PowerHawKings's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Attilio Pellecchia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The audience was convinced that Alvise Iannotti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fausto Di Francesco was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. After 74 minutes, Attilio Pellecchia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gonzo Style f.c and the PowerHawKings players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th minute, Attilio Pellecchia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fausto Di Francesco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Domenico Stella's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Fausto Di Francesco made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Alvise Iannotti sent off a good shot on target. Attilio Pellecchia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carmine Passalacqua having to interfere. PowerHawKings's Carmine Passalacqua played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Pellecchia in the 83rd minute of play. Daniele Del Prete hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. When Anthony Di Loreto fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PowerHawKings's protests and gave Anthony Di Loreto a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attilio Pellecchia in the 91st minute of play forced PowerHawKings's goalkeeper Carmine Passalacqua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fausto Di Francesco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domenico Stella, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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