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SC Marano
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arturo Di Sipio got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the game, Amedeo Franceschi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Anakyn FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sorci Viola the free kick. In the 7th minute, Arturo Di Sipio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antonio De Felice was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Anakyn FC's Dave Paolini shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 11th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Armando Bonelli but with some difficulty. If Cesare Loreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arturo Di Sipio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonio De Felice showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Di Sipio, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Antonio De Felice didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cesare Loreto went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Anakyn FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Alessandro Canuto hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Cesare Loreto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sorci Viola fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Sorci Viola's Armando Bonelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amos Scibilia in the 28th minute of play. After 33 minutes of play, Sorci Viola's Arturo Di Sipio made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antonio De Felice was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Sorci Viola fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when Sorci Viola's Arturo Di Sipio 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 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Arturo Di Sipio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cesare Loreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudio Pazienza might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armando Bonelli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Claudio Pazienza ran back to his position shaking his head.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amos Scibilia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Antonio De Felice made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Arturo Di Sipio sent off a good shot on target. When Cesare Loreto came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Sorci Viola 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 Cesare Loreto couldn't finish the play. 58 minutes into the game, Dave Paolini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Anakyn FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sorci Viola the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Anakyn FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 57th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Antonio De Felice, was totally fooled by Sorci Viola's Arturo Di Sipio, who 58 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 62nd minute, Sorci Viola got a penalty, and Arturo Di Sipio placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. If Arturo Di Sipio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes in the game, Cesare Loreto fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Antonio De Felice having to interfere. When Sorci Viola's Edoardo Meo in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Anakyn FC's goalie prevented a goal. 75 minutes into the match, Sorci Viola's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Pazienza came free, but Armando Bonelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antonio De Felice was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Cesare Loreto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cesare Loreto really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. Sorci Viola's Alvise Urbani was substituted for Cesare Loreto. Antonio De Felice made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arturo Di Sipio in the 82nd minute. Alvise Urbani was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 85th minute. Sorci Viola's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 87 minutes into the game, Arturo Di Sipio lined in a short shot 0-10 behind a frustrated Antonio De Felice. A hard shot 96 in the game by Arturo Di Sipio from a close distance when the talented Antonio De Felice managed to make a qualified save. Anakyn FC's players were relieved. After a defensive mix-up in Anakyn FC's zone, Cosimo Toninelli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antonio De Felice came out of the goal and Cosimo Toninelli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 99 minutes into the game, Arturo Di Sipio lined in a short shot 0-11 behind a frustrated Antonio De Felice. The Anakyn FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sorci Viola were clearly better and deserved to take the win.