Sconvols Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Francesco Di Sante took the kick off in the first half of the match. Francesco Scevola hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. If Jun Misugi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 6th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Max Magnus to maneuver through the defense. Elia Silvagni 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 Francesco Di Sante. In the 9thth minute of the game Francesco Di Sante who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Milan's Elia Silvagni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Damiano Rosato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Jesus, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 17thth minute of the game Francesco Di Sante who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Milan's Elia Silvagni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Ciccio Stella kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Elia Silvagni. That made the score 1-0 in the 18 minute of play. Damiano Rosato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erivaldo Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amos Cristofari's late challenge caught a AC Milan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amos Cristofari helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sconvols United getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Amos Cristofari hit a great ball. Sconvols United's Damiano Rosato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Jesus in the 23rd minute of play. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Gabriel Jesus sped through Sconvols United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Damiano Rosato. Jun Misugi came free with the goalkeeper in the 28th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Elia Silvagni could save by the left post. After some careless play in the Sconvols United defense, Gabriel Jesus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damiano Rosato. The Sconvols United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damiano Rosato should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Francesco Di Sante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elia Silvagni was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Jun Misugi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elia Silvagni having to interfere. Damiano Rosato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erivaldo Sena in the 36th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Erivaldo Sena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Rosato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute, Jan-Olof Bergendahl 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. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Frank Di Fabrizio hit a great ball. Ciccio Stella blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elia Silvagni having to make a save. Francesco Di Sante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Elia Silvagni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half AC Milan were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gabriel Jesus stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Francesco Di Sante cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Elia Silvagni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sconvols United's Ciccio Stella got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 56th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavio Di Paola to maneuver through the defense. Sconvols United's Damiano Rosato proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Sconvols United from getting a goal against them. Erivaldo Sena took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damiano Rosato. Damiano Rosato dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Sconvols United's Damiano Rosato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erivaldo Sena in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, Carmine Gagliano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sconvols United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Milan the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Sconvols United's zone, Erivaldo Sena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damiano Rosato came out of the goal and Erivaldo Sena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Damiano Rosato made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Jesus in the 78th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ciccio Stella in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elia Silvagni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Sconvols United's Damiano Rosato got control of the ball when Gabriel Jesus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erivaldo Sena struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Damiano Rosato didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Milan. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Gabriel Jesus took a quick shot and it went in 2-5 without a chance for Damiano Rosato to make any attempt to save it. If Francesco Di Sante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. AC Milan's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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