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Bravetta Stadium
Spectators: 8119 (Terracing: 6091, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 161) Frank Mandara in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Seth Messenger, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The AS Bravetta fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when AS Bravetta's Frank Mandara 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Cristiano Proietti lost his temper 8 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AS Bravetta! Dave Guaita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Seth Messenger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfonso Di Rado in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Seth Messenger prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sebastian Västlund hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. A collision led to AS Bravetta getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Fabio Basile hit a great ball. Seth Messenger didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 19th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. The audience was convinced that Jelle Dierickx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudio De Simone was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. The referee felt a red card was in order, 25 minutes into the game, when Félix Evar put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of U.C. Albinoleffe :s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AS Bravetta:s goal. Seth Messenger went to the wrong direction when Dave Guaita was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by U.C. Albinoleffe 's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dave Guaita was slow to take the kick. During this time AS Bravetta's players had a chance to rest. If Concetto Di Falco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the game, Alberigo Anzolin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Seth Messenger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Claudio De Simone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Västlund in the 41st minute of the match. Felice Valcareggi made in the 46th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U.C. Albinoleffe 's Armando Di Silvio. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by AS Bravetta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Concetto Di Falco was slow to take the kick. During this time U.C. Albinoleffe 's players had a chance to rest. Concetto Di Falco made a great header on U.C. Albinoleffe 's corner, it was just that AS Bravetta's Claudio De Simone managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sebastian Västlund in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudio De Simone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Dave Guaita made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dave Guaita in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Seth Messenger saved U.C. Albinoleffe from getting behind. Fabio Basile hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Seth Messenger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dave Guaita in the 56th minute of play. A collision led to U.C. Albinoleffe getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Armando Di Silvio hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Dave Guaita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Seth Messenger was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Ercole Di Loreto kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Ercole Di Loreto charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ercole Di Loreto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th match minute, AS Bravetta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ercole Di Loreto to maneuver through the defense. Claudio De Simone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Västlund in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Guaita in the 64th minute of play forced U.C. Albinoleffe 's goalkeeper Seth Messenger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diego Piccone charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diego Piccone the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of U.C. Albinoleffe booed when AS Bravetta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Piccone didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Concetto Di Falco managed to get in a good position for a shot. U.C. Albinoleffe 's supporters rose to their feet, but Concetto Di Falco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudio De Simone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dave Guaita in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Seth Messenger saved U.C. Albinoleffe from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dave Guaita in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Seth Messenger prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of AS Bravetta booed when U.C. Albinoleffe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Di Silvio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claudio De Simone made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Sebastian Västlund sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Felice Valcareggi managed to get in a good position for a shot. AS Bravetta's supporters rose to their feet, but Felice Valcareggi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Seth Messenger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Claudio De Simone was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Concetto Di Falco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 82 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfonso Di Rado in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Seth Messenger prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfonso Di Rado might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Seth Messenger. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alfonso Di Rado ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. AS Bravetta had won after a very even match.