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Stadio Borgo Pieve S
Spectators: 7892 (Terracing: 5967, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emilio Caracciolo kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes of play, Tekken F.C.'s Edoardo Mannucci made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cosimo Fulgenzi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cosimo Fulgenzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Mannucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. The Tekken F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when Tekken F.C.'s Biagio Ferri looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Emilio Caracciolo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Macha F.C.'s Cosimo Fulgenzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Russo in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Franco Pettinelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cosimo Fulgenzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Biagio Ferri, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Alberto Russo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cosimo Fulgenzi was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Edoardo Mannucci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cosimo Fulgenzi having to interfere. The throw-in from Franco Pettinelli in the 45th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Macha F.C.'s Alessandro Caiola. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Alberto Russo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edoardo Mannucci recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Dario Caccavale fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Macha F.C.'s protests and gave Dario Caccavale a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Macha F.C.'s Dario Caccavale got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Macha F.C.'s Cosimo Fulgenzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Russo in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Macha F.C.'s goalkeeper Cosimo Fulgenzi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Macha F.C.'s Alessandro Caiola got a free kick in the 61st minute. Cosimo Fulgenzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Russo, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Armin Ruggeri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emilio Caracciolo went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The supporters of Tekken F.C. booed when Macha F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dario Caccavale didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tekken F.C.'s Biagio Ferri shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 73rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Cosimo Fulgenzi but with some difficulty. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Biagio Ferri took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Cosimo Fulgenzi to make any attempt to save it. Florian Giusti struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Cosimo Fulgenzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tekken F.C.. Macha F.C.'s Cosimo Fulgenzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Macha F.C. from getting a goal against them. 80 minutes into the match, Emilio Caracciolo notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Tekken F.C.'s Armin Ruggeri. Armin Ruggeri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Florian Giusti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emilio Caracciolo in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armin Ruggeri saved Tekken F.C. from getting behind. In the 90th minute, Franco Pettinelli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tekken F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. Biagio Ferri struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Cosimo Fulgenzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tekken F.C.. In the last second Cosimo Fulgenzi throw himself and got hold of the ball when Alberto Russo in the 95thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Tekken F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Biagio Ferri in the 96th minute. Flavio Ascoli tried in the 97th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Cosimo Fulgenzi a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 2-6. Tekken F.C. played a much better game than Macha F.C. and deserved their victory. The Macha F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.