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Stadio Navacchio
Spectators: 8477 (Terracing: 6359, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Șerban Mereacre took the kick off in the first half of the match. FC SOLOTHURN's Josué Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Signori in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Diego Signori cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Josué Macedo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmondo Schiacciacasse in the 12th minute of play forced FC SOLOTHURN's goalkeeper Josué Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmondo Schiacciacasse struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Josué Macedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Navacchio. After 13 played minutes FC SOLOTHURN got a freekick which was hit by Frank Di Fonzo. Șerban Mereacre struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Josué Macedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Navacchio. Josué Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinando De Simone, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Josué Macedo was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Diego Signori capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Diego Signori really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Signori got free with Josué Macedo in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to FC SOLOTHURN getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Jacob Madruga hit a great ball. Josué Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Signori in the 31st minute of the match. Josué Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Șerban Mereacre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Șerban Mereacre's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Josué Macedo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Josué Macedo made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Șerban Mereacre sent off a good shot on target. Josué Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmondo Schiacciacasse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Șerban Mereacre could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Josué Macedo made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ferdinando De Simone in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josué Macedo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anfilogino Sasso made a kick off. In the 51st minute Șerban Mereacre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josué Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armin Niccolai's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Josué Macedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Josué Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Șerban Mereacre in the 54th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Șerban Mereacre had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Josué Macedo. FC SOLOTHURN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Șerban Mereacre was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Josué Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinando De Simone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC SOLOTHURN's Josué Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinando De Simone in the 67th minute of play. Davide Pietrangelo made in the 70th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Christopher Da Costa immediately put the ball in play. 72 minutes into the match, FC SOLOTHURN's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinando De Simone came free, but Josué Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the game, Șerban Mereacre cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Josué Macedo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC SOLOTHURN's Francesco Dorigatti was substituted for Alfonso Fortunato. FC SOLOTHURN's Fausto Massa was substituted for Panait Stolniciu. Josué Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Signori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anfilogino Sasso hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 87 minutes into the match, Șerban Mereacre had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Josué Macedo. FC SOLOTHURN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Șerban Mereacre was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Diego Signori managed to get in a good position for a shot. Navacchio's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Signori was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Josué Macedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bianco Fortunato hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Aurelio Ceresoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gheorghe Hagi in the 96th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Navacchio had won after a very even match.