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Ginnastica Mentale
Spectators: 8011 (Terracing: 6010, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) Il Reverendo Team's Adriano Losito 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Flavio Antonelli in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ermanno Di Rocco saved Ginnastica Mentale from getting behind. 17 minutes into the match, Ginnastica Mentale's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Antonelli came free, but Ermanno Di Rocco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Adriano Losito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ermanno Di Rocco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ermanno Di Rocco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Antonelli in the 21st minute of play. Cosimo Romano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Anfilogino Cirone made a huge save. Edmondo Miccio hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. When Il Reverendo Team's Flavio Antonelli in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ginnastica Mentale's goalie prevented a goal. Flavio Antonelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd match minute, Ginnastica Mentale was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Pio to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute, Adriano Losito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ermanno Di Rocco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cosimo Romano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciccio Cardillo in the 52nd minute of play forced Ginnastica Mentale's goalkeeper Ermanno Di Rocco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ginnastica Mentale's Ermanno Di Rocco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Losito in the 59th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Alberto Gelsomini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ermanno Di Rocco made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Flavio Antonelli sent off a good shot on target. Ginnastica Mentale's Ermanno Di Rocco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Corrado Aversano in the 61st minute of play. Ginnastica Mentale's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ciccio Cardillo 62 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-5. Alberto Gelsomini kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Losito in the 69th minute of play forced Ginnastica Mentale's goalkeeper Ermanno Di Rocco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Flavio Antonelli could shoot a difficult shot in the 72nd minute, which Ermanno Di Rocco however easily saved by the left post. In the 73rd match minute, Il Reverendo Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Di Giovanni to maneuver through the defense. Cosimo Romano hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Ermanno Di Rocco didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 85th minute, which inside left pole to 0-7. After a rather tough play, Ginnastica Mentale's Cosimo Romano got a free kick in the 88th minute. When Fabio Sciamanna came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Ginnastica Mentale 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 Fabio Sciamanna couldn't finish the play. Flavio Antonelli's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, Ermanno Di Rocco skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 96th minute, Flavio Antonelli made a precise shot to the right of Ermanno Di Rocco. Ginnastica Mentale's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. Il Reverendo Team's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.