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Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Arsenio Locaio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Adriano Picciano made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Boguslaw Kaider sent off a good shot on target. Adriano Picciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Criston, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Criston in the 5th minute of play forced Ceci Basket Ball Club's goalkeeper Adriano Picciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adriano Picciano had great luck who in the 7thth minute grab hold of the ball when Leonel Criston from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 14 minutes into the match, Ceci Basket Ball Club's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Criston came free, but Adriano Picciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Adriano Picciano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Isidoro Bilbo in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adriano Picciano saved Ceci Basket Ball Club from getting behind. In the 28th minute of the match, Leonel Criston tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Adriano Picciano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Adriano Picciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Criston, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 35thth minute of the game Leonel Criston who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ceci Basket Ball Club's Adriano Picciano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Adriano Picciano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Criston, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boguslaw Kaider who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Adriano Picciano when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Boguslaw Kaider did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Adriano Picciano 44 minutes into the match. After 48 minutes, Boguslaw Kaider mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ireland 1921 and the Ceci Basket Ball Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. Boguslaw Kaider hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

In the 52nd minute Leonel Criston shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano Picciano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th match minute, Ireland 1921 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herbert Banaszak to maneuver through the defense. Ceci Basket Ball Club's Adriano Picciano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boguslaw Kaider in the 57th minute of play. Fabio Lano hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Ireland 1921's Aureliano Senin got a free kick in the 59th minute. Ireland 1921's Generoso Gaxan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Ireland 1921 from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Criston in the 65th minute of play forced Ceci Basket Ball Club's goalkeeper Adriano Picciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ceci Basket Ball Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Boguslaw Kaider was slow to take the kick. During this time Ireland 1921's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Ireland 1921's corner Boguslaw Kaider fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Adriano Picciano quite easily take care of the ball. Ireland 1921's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Boguslaw Kaider in the 68th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonel Criston in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adriano Picciano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Leonel Criston sped through Ceci Basket Ball Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Adriano Picciano. Adriano Picciano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Criston, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonel Criston took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adriano Picciano. Adriano Picciano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 82 minutes into the match, Ceci Basket Ball Club's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Criston came free, but Adriano Picciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jordan Walker hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ceci Basket Ball Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Boguslaw Kaider was slow to take the kick. During this time Ireland 1921's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Ireland 1921's corner Herbert Banaszak fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Adriano Picciano quite easily take care of the ball. Adriano Picciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boguslaw Kaider, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 91st minute Boguslaw Kaider shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano Picciano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ceci Basket Ball Club's goalkeeper Adriano Picciano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ceci Basket Ball Club players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ireland 1921.