San Nicolò Arena
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) When Emanuele Egger fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored US Albenga's protests and gave Emanuele Egger a yellow card for diving instead. In the 2nd match minute, US Albenga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuele Egger to maneuver through the defense. In the 3rd minute of the match Davide Bertolini shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alex Pacella showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to San Nicolò Kings getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Corrado Trevisani hit a great ball. Davide Bertolini might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alex Pacella. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Davide Bertolini ran back to his position shaking his head. When Daniele Panella came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the US Albenga 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 Daniele Panella couldn't finish the play. When Nedo Nadi came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the San Nicolò Kings 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 Nedo Nadi couldn't finish the play. 17 minutes into the game, Júnior Neymar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Franco Catucci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Franco Catucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júnior Neymar, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. US Albenga were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after San Nicolò Kings's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Beniamin Bara took the corner. 24 minutes into the match, Davide Bertolini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alex Pacella. US Albenga's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Davide Bertolini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. A sloppy throw-in by Ermanno Cavallaro in the 31st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by San Nicolò Kings's Corrado Trevisani. 32 minutes into the match, US Albenga's goalkeeper Alex Pacella had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nedo Nadi. The US Albenga fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when US Albenga's Júnior Neymar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Nedo Nadi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Alex Pacella when he managed to save the team from getting behind. San Nicolò Kings were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after US Albenga's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Davide Bertolini took the corner. San Nicolò Kings's Davide Bertolini was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Alex Pacella in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 46 minutes into the game, Christian Antonangeli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. US Albenga's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Nicolò Kings the free kick. A collision led to US Albenga getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Christian Antonangeli hit a great ball. Alex Pacella acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 47th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Davide Bertolini. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
US Albenga's Alvise Restaino was substituted for Aldo Renzetti. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Davide Bertolini made a kick off. If Júnior Neymar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Ermanno Cavallaro fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored US Albenga's protests and gave Ermanno Cavallaro a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to US Albenga getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Ermanno Cavallaro hit a great ball. Beniamin Bara hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. US Albenga's Júnior Neymar got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to US Albenga getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Ermanno Cavallaro hit a great ball. When Christian Antonangeli was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 68 minutes had been played. In the 68th match minute, US Albenga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Antonangeli to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute of the match Davide Bertolini sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alex Pacella skillfully saved the ball. In the 70th match minute, US Albenga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ermanno Cavallaro to maneuver through the defense. When Daniele Panella came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the US Albenga 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 Daniele Panella couldn't finish the play. In the 75th minute Nedo Nadi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Pacella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniele Panella in the 79th minute of play forced San Nicolò Kings's goalkeeper Franco Catucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th match minute, US Albenga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuele Egger to maneuver through the defense. San Nicolò Kings's April Kul was substituted for Davide Bertolini. The supporters of San Nicolò Kings booed when US Albenga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuele Egger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniele Panella in the 85thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Franco Catucci, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to US Albenga getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Şahin İlksen hit a great ball. In the 89th minute of the match Corrado Trevisani shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alex Pacella showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Alex Pacella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Tagliente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
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