San Giorgio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Bianco Franceschelli started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Bianco Franceschelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Rossoneri getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Elia Palmisano hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, Rossoneri's Bianco Franceschelli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernesto Sansoni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Rossoneri's Daniele Santilli got a free kick in the 17th minute. Bianco Franceschelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Ernesto Sansoni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alvaro Piola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Andrea Mauro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ercole Di Nucci charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ercole Di Nucci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Rossoneri getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ercole Di Nucci hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Bianco Napoleoni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rossoneri fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 35th minute, Alvaro Piola got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bianco Napoleoni struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Ernesto Sansoni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rossoneri. 41 minutes into the game, Rossoneri's Bianco Franceschelli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ernesto Sansoni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Andrea Mauro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Piola, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alvaro Piola was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Ciro Masetti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrea Mauro was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Elia Palmisano was shown his second yellow card after 56 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. San Giorgio's Ernesto Sansoni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save San Giorgio from getting a goal against them. In the 74th minute Ciro Morini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Mauro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rossoneri's Ercole Di Nucci got his second yellow card of the match in the 75th minute. The referee ordered Ercole Di Nucci off the ground. In the 75th match minute, Rossoneri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ercole Di Nucci to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 79 minutes, Ciro Morini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Giorgio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciro Morini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st minute Ciro Morini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Mauro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ciro Masetti fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored San Giorgio's protests and gave Ciro Masetti a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to San Giorgio getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ciro Masetti hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Ciro Morini managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Giorgio's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciro Morini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrea Mauro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 86 minutes, Bianco Franceschelli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rossoneri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bianco Franceschelli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ciro Morini 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. Alvaro Piola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Andrea Mauro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 93 minutes, Ciro Morini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Giorgio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciro Morini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Rossoneri players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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