League

Stadio Centro Italia
Spectators: 7946 (Terracing: 5960, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) Garbatella AFC's Alex Feliziani started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, FC Rieti's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Feliziani came free, but Hans Stenqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Rieti's Iwo Zdanowicz got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute Alex Feliziani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hans Stenqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Rieti's Hans Stenqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Feliziani in the 12th minute of play. Alex Feliziani scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hans Stenqvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cristiano Bellucci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hans Stenqvist having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Cristiano Bellucci 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. The supporters of FC Rieti booed when Garbatella AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davide Vittorio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hans Stenqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Feliziani in the 27th minute of play. Hans Stenqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Bellucci in the 29th minute of play. If Alex Feliziani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alex Feliziani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hans Stenqvist having to interfere. When Alex Feliziani came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Garbatella AFC 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 Alex Feliziani couldn't finish the play. Cristiano Bellucci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Hans Stenqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alex Feliziani in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hans Stenqvist saved FC Rieti from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Feliziani in the 45th minute of play forced FC Rieti's goalkeeper Hans Stenqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fausto Giancola to make the kick off. Fausto Giancola hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Alex Feliziani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alex Feliziani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Hans Stenqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hans Stenqvist was a little too slow when Anthony Pomponio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-2. The supporters of FC Rieti booed when Garbatella AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Macchia didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Alex Feliziani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hans Stenqvist was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Alex Feliziani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hans Stenqvist was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Cristiano Bellucci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Hans Stenqvist made a huge save. In the 91st minute, Diego Macchia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle sounded Garbatella AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Rieti.