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ADRIATICO
Spectators: 7984 (Terracing: 5989, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) After a defensive mix-up in Gorla Minore's zone, Iordache Chiuzbaian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabio Colaneri came out of the goal and Iordache Chiuzbaian tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Gregorio Thomas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Soulis Vaggelis was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the game, Herensuge Manurga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Soulis Vaggelis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Pescara Calcio getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Iordache Chiuzbaian hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the match, Pescara Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Gregorio Thomas came free, but Soulis Vaggelis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Alex Scarinci had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Soulis Vaggelis. Pescara Calcio's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Scarinci was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Soulis Vaggelis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Majer, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Soulis Vaggelis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregorio Thomas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Pescara Calcio getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Iordache Chiuzbaian hit a great ball. Soulis Vaggelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorio Thomas in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 47th minute Donato Tenaglia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Colaneri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iordache Chiuzbaian to make the kick off. Soulis Vaggelis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gregorio Thomas in the 55th minute. Soulis Vaggelis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Majer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute Alex Scarinci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Soulis Vaggelis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Davide Di Piazza's late challenge caught a Gorla Minore's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Davide Di Piazza helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Gorla Minore booed when Pescara Calcio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davide Di Piazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gregorio Thomas got free with Soulis Vaggelis in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 63 minutes into the match, Pescara Calcio's goalkeeper Soulis Vaggelis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gregorio Thomas. Soulis Vaggelis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gregorio Thomas in the 69th minute. In the 69th minute, Angelo Venditti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Majer in the 75th minute of play forced Pescara Calcio's goalkeeper Soulis Vaggelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 played minutes Pescara Calcio got a freekick which was hit by Anthony Rubini. Soulis Vaggelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Majer in the 83rd minute of the match. Soulis Vaggelis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gregorio Thomas in the 87th minute. 90 minutes into the game, Iordache Chiuzbaian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pescara Calcio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gorla Minore the free kick. In the 90th match minute, Pescara Calcio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iordache Chiuzbaian to maneuver through the defense. Erik Majer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Iordache Chiuzbaian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabio Colaneri was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gorla Minore's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Davide Di Piazza was slow to take the kick. During this time Pescara Calcio's players had a chance to rest.