Prato Valera Arena
Spectators: 8332 (Terracing: 6363,
Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 169) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raphael Fernandez got the match started through his kick off. Michelangelo Menduni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diego Spencer went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Diego Spencer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Michelangelo Menduni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. When Lario FC's Diego Spencer in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Prato Valera's goalie prevented a goal. Michelangelo Menduni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Spencer in the 11th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Lario FC's Diego Spencer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michelangelo Menduni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 14th minute Diego Spencer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michelangelo Menduni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th match minute, Prato Valera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Scibilia to maneuver through the defense. Diego Spencer took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michelangelo Menduni. Michelangelo Menduni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Dave Petrini got a throw-in 24 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Alketas Iraklidis. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Prato Valera's goalkeeper Michelangelo Menduni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Michelangelo Menduni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raphael Fernandez's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Michelangelo Menduni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Spencer, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Lario FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Orlandus came free, but Ettore Formaggio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ettore Formaggio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Orlandus, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Raphael Fernandez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Michelangelo Menduni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Diego Spencer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michelangelo Menduni was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lucas Orlandus to strike the kick off in the second half. Harold Pajazo was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Diego Spencer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Michelangelo Menduni came out and tried to block the shot, but Diego Spencer slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 60th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Prato Valera's goalkeeper Michelangelo Menduni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Spencer. After a rather tough play, Lario FC's Harold Pajazo got a free kick in the 67th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Lario FC's Diego Spencer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michelangelo Menduni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Michelangelo Menduni made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Diego Spencer sent off a good shot on target. Ettore Formaggio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvise Sisti, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 76th minute, Diego Spencer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lario FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Alketas Iraklidis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ettore Formaggio having to make a save. Prato Valera's Michelangelo Menduni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Prato Valera from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Prato Valera's Michelangelo Menduni got control of the ball when Diego Spencer tried to sneak it across the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Diego Spencer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michelangelo Menduni. Prato Valera's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Diego Spencer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. The crowd rose to their feet as Lario FC's Diego Spencer slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Michelangelo Menduni. That made the score 0-7 after 90 minutes of play. Diego Spencer had several of the Prato Valera's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 95 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-8 score and a disappointed Michelangelo Menduni as he didn't even see the shot coming. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lario FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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