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Spectators: 8074 (Terracing: 6057, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arturo Di Sipio kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Di Sipio in the 3rd minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Franco Moscatelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 3rd minute Arturo Di Sipio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Moscatelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Moscatelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesare Loreto in the 5th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Rodri Palacios sped through Sorci Viola's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Armando Bonelli. 16 minutes into the match, Sorci Viola's goal looked a bit too open when Rodri Palacios came free, but Armando Bonelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cai Shi Sheng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Armando Bonelli made a huge save. Zheng Cheng Qi took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armando Bonelli. Armando Bonelli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Armando Bonelli made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Rodri Palacios sent off a good shot on target. Armando Bonelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zheng Cheng Qi in the 31st minute of play. Franco Moscatelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edoardo Meo in the 36th minute of the match. Cesare Loreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Rossangeles getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Gu Zhou Xiao hit a great ball. Sorci Viola's Armando Bonelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Sorci Viola from getting a goal against them. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodri Palacios to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Sorci Viola booed when Rossangeles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cai Shi Sheng didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodri Palacios in the 60th minute of play forced Sorci Viola's goalkeeper Armando Bonelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rossangeles's Zhuang Kuan Nan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Armando Bonelli in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Franco Moscatelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesare Loreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sorci Viola's Armando Bonelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zheng Cheng Qi in the 71st minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Zheng Cheng Qi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armando Bonelli. Sorci Viola's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zheng Cheng Qi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Franco Moscatelli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edoardo Meo in the 75th minute. Rossangeles made a substitution. Adriano Imperatore replaced Ercole Fiori. After a rather tough play, Rossangeles's Gu Zhou Xiao got a free kick in the 80th minute. Cosimo Toninelli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Franco Moscatelli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Franco Moscatelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesare Loreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute of the match Sorci Viola got a corner. Rossangeles's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arturo Di Sipio ran over to the corner to take the kick. Edoardo Meo was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 92nd minute, Zheng Cheng Qi 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. If Zheng Cheng Qi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rossangeles fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sorci Viola had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.