League

Cardenzan Arena
Spectators: 8519 (Terracing: 6390, Seating: 1959, VIP seats: 170) Dumitru Velicu made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Cristiano Mantini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Velester Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Mantini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabiano Rago breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 5thth minute of the game Dumitru Velicu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LIVIOFOREVER's Fabiano Rago was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andreas Zachrisson's late challenge caught a Velester Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andreas Zachrisson helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 played minutes LIVIOFOREVER got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Zachrisson. Fabiano Rago stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Concetto Mascitti's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute Dumitru Velicu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Rago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Dumitru Velicu came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Velester Football Club 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 Dumitru Velicu couldn't finish the play. 19 minutes into the match, LIVIOFOREVER's Carmine Milani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ferdinando Scarinci narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 20 minutes into the game, Concetto Tacconelli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LIVIOFOREVER's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Velester Football Club the free kick. A collision led to LIVIOFOREVER getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Concetto Tacconelli hit a great ball. LIVIOFOREVER's Fabiano Rago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Concetto Mascitti in the 22nd minute of play. Emanuele Morelli struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Ferdinando Scarinci didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LIVIOFOREVER. In the last second Ferdinando Scarinci throw himself and got hold of the ball when Emanuele Morelli in the 32ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 35th minute of the match, Giuliano Galfrè tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ferdinando Scarinci saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Velicu in the 40th minute of play forced LIVIOFOREVER's goalkeeper Fabiano Rago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giancarlo Antognoni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferdinando Scarinci having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dumitru Velicu in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabiano Rago saved LIVIOFOREVER from getting behind. Velester Football Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emanuel Gliga in the 45th minute. 47 minutes into the match, LIVIOFOREVER's goal looked a bit too open when Felice Apicella came free, but Fabiano Rago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, LIVIOFOREVER's goal looked a bit too open when Felice Apicella came free, but Fabiano Rago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Velester Football Club made a substitution. Antonio Gulli replaced Felice Apicella. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emanuele Morelli to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Giancarlo Antognoni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ferdinando Scarinci was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Dumitru Velicu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fabiano Rago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dumitru Velicu in the 58th minute of play. Arkadiusz Piglowski hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Velester Football Club's Donato Gaeta was substituted for Concetto Mascitti. A collision led to Velester Football Club getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Arkadiusz Piglowski hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute, Giuliano Galfrè left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LIVIOFOREVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Fabiano Rago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dumitru Velicu in the 84th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuele Morelli in the 85th minute of play forced Velester Football Club's goalkeeper Ferdinando Scarinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Velester Football Club's Yin Zhi Wei got a free kick in the 87th minute. Fabiano Rago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dumitru Velicu in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmine Milani in the 90th minute of play forced Velester Football Club's goalkeeper Ferdinando Scarinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LIVIOFOREVER's Carmine Milani got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 95th match minute, Velester Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yin Zhi Wei to maneuver through the defense. Velester Football Club's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.