Atalanta
Spectators: 449 (Terracing: 337,
Seating: 103, VIP seats: 9) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Biagio Selvaggi got the match started through his kick off. When Nesor Para fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TABERNEROS RC's protests and gave Nesor Para a yellow card for diving instead. Atalanta's Franco Costantino was substituted for Fausto Stella. Nesor Para hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. TABERNEROS RC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Biagio Selvaggi scored to the left of an out of position Benigno Moñiz, making the score, 2-0. Alessandro Pellegrini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hibai Treviño in the 19th minute of the match. After 21 minutes, Alberto Leone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atalanta and the TABERNEROS RC players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Biagio Selvaggi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Biagio Selvaggi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benigno Moñiz was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. 29 minutes into the match, Atalanta's goal looked a bit too open when Joanes Miquel came free, but Alessandro Pellegrini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atalanta's Biagio Selvaggi was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 32nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. TABERNEROS RC's Hibai Treviño got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 36th minute Biagio Selvaggi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benigno Moñiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, TABERNEROS RC's goal looked a bit too open when Biagio Selvaggi came free, but Benigno Moñiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benigno Moñiz was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Cristiano Basso capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristiano Basso really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nesor Para was the one to do the kick off. Benigno Moñiz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Biagio Selvaggi's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Alessandro Pellegrini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urti Piñera, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute Nesor Para shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessandro Pellegrini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Biagio Selvaggi took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benigno Moñiz. Benigno Moñiz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. Biagio Selvaggi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Benigno Moñiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benigno Moñiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Basso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alessandro Pellegrini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joanes Miquel in the 78th minute of play. Alessandro Pellegrini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hibai Treviño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Biagio Selvaggi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Biagio Selvaggi came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Atalanta 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 Biagio Selvaggi couldn't finish the play. Alessandro Pellegrini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nesor Para, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Biagio Selvaggi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.
For all the effort they put into the match, the TABERNEROS RC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Atalanta.
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