League

Rastignano
Spectators: 7750 (Terracing: 5814, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristoforo Gregori got the match started through his kick off. Franco Di Toro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 9 minutes into the match, A.C. C U R E's goalkeeper Cristiano Stumpo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristoforo Gregori. A collision led to Rastignano AFC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Domenico Boldrini hit a great ball. Cristoforo Gregori struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Cristiano Stumpo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rastignano AFC. Cristiano Stumpo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Di Toro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Franco Di Toro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruno Mazzetti didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when A.C. C U R E's Bianco Placidi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Bruno Mazzetti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bianco Placidi, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Cristiano Stumpo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfonso Taddeo in the 43rd minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bianco Placidi to strike the kick off in the second half. Cristiano Stumpo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Franco Di Toro went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. A hard shot by Carmine Luciani from long distance, 61 minutes into the match, got Bruno Mazzetti's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Franco Di Toro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Di Toro in the 67th minute of play forced A.C. C U R E's goalkeeper Cristiano Stumpo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Alberto Colombo fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.C. C U R E's protests and gave Alberto Colombo a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of A.C. C U R E:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rastignano AFC:s goal. In the 72nd minute there was a penalty for Rastignano AFC. Florian Cantagallo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cristiano Stumpo. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Cantagallo in the 79th minute of play forced A.C. C U R E's goalkeeper Cristiano Stumpo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84 minutes of play, Rastignano AFC's Franco Di Toro made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristiano Stumpo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fulvio Cavanna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Mazzetti having to interfere. Cristiano Stumpo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristoforo Gregori in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute Franco Di Toro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Stumpo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Fulvio Cavanna fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.C. C U R E's protests and gave Fulvio Cavanna a yellow card for diving instead. After 96 played minutes A.C. C U R E got a freekick which was hit by Fulvio Cavanna. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Rastignano AFC had played much better football throughout.