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Match Report
Poggio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Augusto Zinni started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fausto Di Ruscio got free with Güral Omay in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Güral Omay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Zinni, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After a rather tough play, Poggio's Carter Cacciatore got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute, Ceyhan Tekay sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Poggio's Armin Salerni didn't even have to move. Çağatay Tuğkan charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Çağatay Tuğkan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Poggio booed when Galatasaray was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Çağatay Tuğkan didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Güral Omay managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Poggio's Augusto Zinni fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 25 minutes into the match, Galatasaray's goalkeeper Güral Omay had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ciccio Coccia. Baturhan Yordam hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Galatasaray's Güral Omay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Galatasaray from getting a goal against them. In the 33rd minute, Augusto Zinni reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Güral Omay. The goal made the score 2-0. Yıldırım Mertoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Armin Salerni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armin Salerni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abbas Ilgınlı, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Fausto Di Ruscio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Güral Omay, 3-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abbas Ilgınlı in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armin Salerni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abbas Ilgınlı stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Galatasaray's zone, Cesare De Marchi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Güral Omay came out of the goal and Cesare De Marchi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 52nd minute, Augusto Zinni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Güral Omay was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. After a rather tough play, Galatasaray's Yıldırım Mertoğlu got a free kick in the 55th minute. Güral Omay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Di Ruscio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fausto Di Ruscio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Galatasaray defense, Fausto Di Ruscio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Güral Omay. The Galatasaray fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Güral Omay should have stopped the shot. A hard shot 71 in the game by Yıldırım Mertoğlu from a close distance when the talented Armin Salerni managed to make a qualified save. Poggio's players were relieved. Augusto Zinni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 74 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Galatasaray's Abbas Ilgınlı fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. If Fausto Di Ruscio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Augusto Zinni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Güral Omay didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Augusto Zinni went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camillo Paglione during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Camillo Paglione kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Poggio were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Galatasaray for a fine match.
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