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Viper Stadium
Spectators: 8132 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 161) Davide Conte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Vieri in the 7th minute. If Alessandro Altobelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Davide Conte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Altobelli in the 9th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Alba FC's Enrico De Grandis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Parampal Paracuellos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Alba FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Andrea Banana hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Altobelli in the 14th minute of play forced Alba FC's goalkeeper Davide Conte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrico De Grandis took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Parampal Paracuellos. Parampal Paracuellos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Enrico De Grandis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Parampal Paracuellos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Vieri got free with Davide Conte in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Altobelli in the 26th minute of play forced Alba FC's goalkeeper Davide Conte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 minutes Alba FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Concetto Vieri who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Alba FC's goalie and right to Cristian Vieri. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Alba FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 30 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Altobelli came free, but Davide Conte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Altobelli in the 36th minute of play forced Alba FC's goalkeeper Davide Conte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Alessandro Altobelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davide Conte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute Roberto Mancini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davide Conte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Davide Conte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Altobelli in the 42nd minute of play. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristian Vieri stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Altobelli came free, but Davide Conte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Davide Conte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Vieri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Parampal Paracuellos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enrico De Grandis in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Vieri in the 67th minute of play forced Alba FC's goalkeeper Davide Conte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florian Stumpo hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After 82 minutes of play, Viper FC's Cristian Vieri made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Davide Conte was left in no man's land by his defense there! Davide Conte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Vieri in the 86th minute of play. The supporters of Alba FC booed when Viper FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Minotti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Despite being the better team, Viper FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.