League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7345 (Terracing: 5511, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cristoforo Chiappini started the match with the kick off. Cristoforo Chiappini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Cristoforo Chiappini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. After 14 played minutes Vallerana AFC got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Cardillo. Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristoforo Chiappini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Chiappini in the 22nd minute of play forced Vallerana AFC's goalkeeper Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Ciccio Rigoni got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vallerana AFC's Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciccio Rigoni in the 28th minute of play. Cristoforo Chiappini might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristoforo Chiappini ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristoforo Chiappini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in maulons's zone, Fedele Ferrini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alberigo Carulli came out of the goal and Fedele Ferrini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fedele Ferrini hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciccio Rigoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. When Ciccio Rigoni came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the maulons fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ciccio Rigoni couldn't finish the play. If Ciccio Rigoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antonello Proia to make the kick off. Cristoforo Chiappini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 54 minutes into the match, Ciccio Rigoni notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Vallerana AFC's Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio. Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 59th minute, Cristoforo Chiappini reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio. The goal made the score 0-2. Domenico Rava sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ciccio Rigoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cristoforo Chiappini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Ciccio Rigoni struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for maulons. Ciccio Rigoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciccio Rigoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Antonio Guerrini fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vallerana AFC's protests and gave Antonio Guerrini a yellow card for diving instead. Frank Aversano walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Cristoforo Chiappini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Elia Carbonaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the match, Vallerana AFC's Comunardo Burelli broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Vallerana AFC's Ferruccio Di Pietrantonio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 99th minute of the match, managed to save Vallerana AFC from getting a goal against them. When the match was over maulons could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Vallerana AFC throughout the match.