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Fara Park
Spectators: 8455 (Terracing: 6342, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Armando Toninelli made the kick off which started today's match. Armando Toninelli took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Diego Zarrella. Diego Zarrella dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After some careless play in the Farafulla FC defense, Antonio Pinti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Diego Zarrella. The Farafulla FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Diego Zarrella should have stopped the shot. After 17 played minutes Martesana Inter got a freekick which was hit by Loïc Pietri. Diego Zarrella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Pinti in the 22nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Martesana Inter's Cristiano Bomba got a free kick in the 24th minute. Emilio Spada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruce Campbell in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute Angelo Albani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Spada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diego Zarrella showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Toninelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Pinti in the 34th minute of play forced Farafulla FC's goalkeeper Diego Zarrella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diego Zarrella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Domina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emilio Spada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andriy Shevchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Martesana Inter's goal looked a bit too open when Andriy Shevchenko came free, but Emilio Spada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 41 minutes Martesana Inter's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Miguel Campos who took care of the corner kick. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Farafulla FC's goalkeeper Diego Zarrella, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Martesana Inter's Fausto Fontana was substituted for Armando Toninelli. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Miguel Campos to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Martesana Inter got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Bomba. Martesana Inter's Emilio Spada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Campos in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute Jorge Olmos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Zarrella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilio Spada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andriy Shevchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Martesana Inter's Diego Zarrella threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jorge Olmos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 58 minutes Farafulla FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antonio Pinti who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Donato Lobo heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Antonio Pinti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emilio Spada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andriy Shevchenko in the 67th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Farafulla FC's goalkeeper Diego Zarrella had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabio Domina. In the 75th minute of the match, Antonio Pinti tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Diego Zarrella saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 77th minute Andriy Shevchenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Spada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute Antonio Pinti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Zarrella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 91 played minutes Farafulla FC got a freekick which was hit by Frank Melis. Emilio Spada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Albani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emilio Spada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Albani, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The Martesana Inter supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Martesana Inter would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.