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NE.MA.0508
Spectators: 7750 (Terracing: 5814, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ercole Cianci started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Ercole Cianci had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arturo Falcone. Ne.Ma.0508's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ercole Cianci was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Arturo Falcone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dave Colantoni in the 6th minute of the match. Donato Iachini kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 14thth minute of the game Ercole Cianci who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ne.Ma.0508's Arturo Falcone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arturo Falcone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ercole Cianci in the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Ne.Ma.0508's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Cianci came free, but Arturo Falcone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Ercole Cianci cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Arturo Falcone was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 23 minutes, Donato Otsoa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ne.Ma.0508 and the US Colline Livorno players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ne.Ma.0508's Donato Otsoa got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, Dario Mercuri sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ne.Ma.0508's Arturo Falcone didn't even have to move. Donato Iachini kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After 27 played minutes Ne.Ma.0508 got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano Tiberio. A collision led to Ne.Ma.0508 getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Donato Iachini hit a great ball. Arturo Falcone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Graziano in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Ne.Ma.0508's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Cianci came free, but Arturo Falcone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Dave Colantoni made a precise shot to the right of Arturo Falcone. Ne.Ma.0508's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 40thth minute of the game Ilie Dumitrescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but US Colline Livorno's Edoardo Giannetta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Ilie Dumitrescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ilie Dumitrescu made a kick off. During the 53rd minute of the match Donato Otsoa completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Donato Otsoa a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 54 played minutes Ne.Ma.0508 got a freekick which was hit by Donato Otsoa. 60 minutes in the game Fabiano Tiberio did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Fabrizio Franceschi. After a rather tough play, Ne.Ma.0508's Ilie Dumitrescu got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 62nd match minute, Ne.Ma.0508 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvise Canuto to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute, Dave Colantoni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The US Colline Livorno fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. With a little luck, Ne.Ma.0508's Arturo Falcone got control of the ball when Cosimo Graziano tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ercole Cianci in the 68th minute of play forced Ne.Ma.0508's goalkeeper Arturo Falcone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 played minutes Ne.Ma.0508 got a freekick which was hit by Fabrizio Franceschi. A collision led to Ne.Ma.0508 getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Alvise Canuto hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Dennis Franceschelli reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arturo Falcone. The goal made the score 0-6. US Colline Livorno's attentive Armin Pugliese managed to snatch the ball when Fabiano Tiberio made a throw-in in the 81st minute of the game. US Colline Livorno's Arrigo Addario was substituted for Cosimo Graziano. Alvise Canuto made in the 87th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Donato Iachini however managed to control. Donato Iachini kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. If Ercole Cianci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Ne.Ma.0508 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. US Colline Livorno were clearly better and deserved to take the win.