League

San Carpegna
Spectators: 7372 (Terracing: 5530, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 147) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Camillo Di Santo kicked off to start the match. Corrado Donadoni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eraldo Mei having to interfere. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo la Carpegna's goalkeeper Eraldo Mei, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Achille Alfani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dave Giacomini having to interfere. Arturo Petricca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Camillo Di Santo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo la Carpegna fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. A collision led to Deportivo la Carpegna getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Davide Crognale hit a great ball. Palestro's Corrado Donadoni suffered a concussion after 19 minutes and had to leave the field. Aldo Piccini's late challenge caught a Palestro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aldo Piccini helped the player get up and apologised. The referee gave Palestro a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bruno Pantani, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Deportivo la Carpegna's Eraldo Mei. 1-1. If Ferruccio Egidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute, Daniele Di Martino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dave Giacomini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camillo Di Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Ferruccio Egidi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dave Giacomini having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Ferruccio Egidi took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Dave Giacomini to make any attempt to save it. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arturo Petricca made a kick off. If Arturo Petricca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arturo Petriccas short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Eraldo Mei to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Arturo Petricca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Achille Alfani kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Dave Giacomini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferruccio Egidi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Bernardo Antico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Deportivo la Carpegna's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Arturo Petricca fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 76th minute, Ennio Del Grosso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Palestro's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bruno Pantani in the 79th minute. Palestro's Daniele Di Martino was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eraldo Mei in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Arturo Petricca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eraldo Mei having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Deportivo la Carpegna's Achille Alfani got a free kick in the 87th minute. With a little luck, Deportivo la Carpegna's Eraldo Mei got control of the ball when Arturo Petricca tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ennio Del Grosso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniele Di Martino charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniele Di Martino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th match minute, Palestro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniele Di Martino to maneuver through the defense. Palestro's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.