League

Vecchiazzano
Spectators: 7797 (Terracing: 5849, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Davide Balboni started the match with the kick off. Dennis Di Crescenzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Crema, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Ac Sparta's Dennis Di Crescenzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuele Marconi in the 4th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dave Giuliani got free with Dennis Di Crescenzo in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 12 played minutes Ac Sparta got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Giandomenico. In the 31stth minute of the game Frank Pietrantoni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ac Sparta's Dennis Di Crescenzo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Emanuele Marconi came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Vecchiazzano 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 Emanuele Marconi couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Vecchiazzano getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Ferdinando Sciascia hit a great ball. Anthony Franceschini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Balboni in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuele Marconi in the 39th minute of play forced Ac Sparta's goalkeeper Dennis Di Crescenzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dave Giuliani in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dennis Di Crescenzo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Amerigo Mazzini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Anthony Franceschini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Vecchiazzano's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Giandomenico came free, but Anthony Franceschini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Ac Sparta's Dennis Di Crescenzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuele Marconi in the 51st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emanuele Marconi in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dennis Di Crescenzo saved Ac Sparta from getting behind. After 57 played minutes Ac Sparta got a freekick which was hit by Amerigo Mazzini. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ac Sparta's goalkeeper Dennis Di Crescenzo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinando Sciascia in the 61st minute of play forced Ac Sparta's goalkeeper Dennis Di Crescenzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Dave Giuliani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dennis Di Crescenzo was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dave Giuliani in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dennis Di Crescenzo saved Ac Sparta from getting behind. In the 65th minute Emanuele Marconi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Di Crescenzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Amerigo Mazzini fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ac Sparta's protests and gave Amerigo Mazzini a yellow card for diving instead. In the 66th match minute, Ac Sparta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amerigo Mazzini to maneuver through the defense. Ac Sparta's Dennis Di Crescenzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Giuliani in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute Emanuele Marconi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Di Crescenzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Vecchiazzano booed when Ac Sparta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Biagio Piretti didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute, Alessio Berardi sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ac Sparta's Dennis Di Crescenzo didn't even have to move. Emanuele Marconi scored 4-0 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dennis Di Crescenzo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Vecchiazzano booed when Ac Sparta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davide Balboni didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Camillo Cameli got free with Anthony Franceschini in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dennis Di Crescenzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuele Marconi in the 91st minute of the match. Vecchiazzano'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.