League

Jazz Arena
Spectators: 9211 (Terracing: 6910, Seating: 2118, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marco Jazz started the match with the kick off. Andrea Bolognesi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Nero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SPALLETTE RETURNS's Marco Silvestri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vittorio Mazzoni in the 12th minute of play. In the 15thth minute of the game Antonio Nero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jazz's Andrea Bolognesi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Nero in the 17th minute of play forced Jazz's goalkeeper Andrea Bolognesi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrea Bolognesi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosimo Laudadio, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. SPALLETTE RETURNS were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Jazz's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Davide Guerrini took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Nero in the 31st minute of play forced Jazz's goalkeeper Andrea Bolognesi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Joshua Hart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. SPALLETTE RETURNS's Marco Silvestri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save SPALLETTE RETURNS from getting a goal against them. In the 42nd minute Antonio Nero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Bolognesi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrea Bolognesi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Bevilacqua, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cosimo Laudadio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonio Nero got free with Andrea Bolognesi in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th minute, Marco Jazz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jazz fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 67 played minutes Jazz got a freekick which was hit by Vittorio Mazzoni. SPALLETTE RETURNS's Achille Tullio was substituted for Amedeo Palmieri. SPALLETTE RETURNS made a substitution. Fortunato Santone replaced Armando Izzo. Jazz made a substitution. Nae Preda replaced Vittorio Mazzoni. A collision led to Jazz getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Vittorio Mazzoni hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Jazz defense, Cosimo Laudadio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrea Bolognesi. The Jazz fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrea Bolognesi should have stopped the shot. SPALLETTE RETURNS's Marco Silvestri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Jazz in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute Jazz were awarded a corner. Joshua Hart went to the cornerflag to take it. Carmine Bellisario made a great header on Jazz's corner, it was just that SPALLETTE RETURNS's Marco Silvestri managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 84th minute Marco Jazz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Silvestri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrea Bolognesi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosimo Laudadio, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After a rather tough play, SPALLETTE RETURNS's Antonio Nero got a free kick in the 91st minute. After a rather tough play, Jazz's Marco Jazz got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The audience was convinced that Nae Preda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Silvestri was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the SPALLETTE RETURNS players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.