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Petrella
Spectators: 7766 (Terracing: 5826, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Davide Ricciuti took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlo Cugini in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fausto Ceci saved Due Sicilie from getting behind. Flavio Giansante's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 7thth minute, Fausto Ceci skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Flavio Giansante's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Fausto Ceci skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Cugini in the 20th minute of play forced Due Sicilie's goalkeeper Fausto Ceci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valtesino United's Flavio Giansante got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fausto Ceci was a little too slow when Ennio Zinni got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 2-0. With his leg Fausto Ceci managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Valtesino United's Flavio Giansante fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Fausto Ceci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlo Cugini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ennio Zinni 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. Corrado Bordon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavio Giansante got free with Fausto Ceci in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Flavio Giansante in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fausto Ceci, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ennio Zinni did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Fausto Ceci 37 minutes into the match. If Ennio Zinni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Ennio Zinni 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. Ennio Zinni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Ceci having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Flavio Giansante made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Fabio Fiori was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valtesino United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Due Sicilie the free kick. The supporters of Due Sicilie booed when Valtesino United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Fiori didn't get a good kick on the ball. Flavio Giansante struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Fausto Ceci didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valtesino United. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flavio Giansante in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fausto Ceci prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Ennio Zinni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Flavio Giansante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fausto Ceci was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. 63 minutes into the match, Due Sicilie's goal looked a bit too open when Ennio Zinni came free, but Fausto Ceci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Davide Ricciuti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Arturo Brandini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ennio Zinni came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Valtesino United 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 Ennio Zinni couldn't finish the play. Due Sicilie's Fausto Ceci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Giansante in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Giansante in the 79th minute of play forced Due Sicilie's goalkeeper Fausto Ceci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fausto Ceci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Flavio Giansante's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Ennio Zinni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Fausto Ceci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Valtesino United's Flavio Giansante in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Due Sicilie's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Due Sicilie booed when Valtesino United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Fiori didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96thth minute of the game Flavio Giansante who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Due Sicilie's Fausto Ceci was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valtesino United's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.