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Match Report
Stadio ArieScoglio
Spectators: 8425 (Terracing: 6323,
Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 164) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Victor Haacker got the match started through his kick off. After 6 minutes, Victor Haacker made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Aries Fc's Bruce Harper tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 12 minutes into the match, Aries Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Aguirre came free, but Bruce Harper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruce Harper stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Humberto Aguirre's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. The audience was convinced that Humberto Aguirre's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruce Harper was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Victor Haacker in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruce Harper prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 22ndth minute of the game Victor Haacker who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aries Fc's Bruce Harper was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Humberto Aguirre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Bruce Harper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Humberto Aguirre 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. Humberto Aguirre recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Aguirre in the 32nd minute of play forced Aries Fc's goalkeeper Bruce Harper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Victor Haacker sped through Aries Fc's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruce Harper. After 37 minutes of play, Campania Ponticelli's Humberto Aguirre made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruce Harper was left in no man's land by his defense there! Humberto Aguirre blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bruce Harper having to make a save. Bruce Harper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Aguirre in the 46th minute of play. The Aries Fc players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Campania Ponticelli were winning 0-5.
Ferdinando Greco took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bruce Harper. Aries Fc's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Victor Haacker's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Bruce Harper skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Aries Fc getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Edmondo Piscitelli hit a great ball. Fabrizio Foddis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Di Persio in the 60th minute of play. When Campania Ponticelli's Victor Haacker in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Aries Fc's goalie prevented a goal. 0-8 became the score in the 70th minute when Humberto Aguirre elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Victor Haacker's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Bruce Harper skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Aries Fc getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Fabio De Vecchis hit a great ball. Victor Haacker might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruce Harper. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Victor Haacker ran back to his position shaking his head. Aries Fc's Bruce Harper proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Aries Fc from getting a goal against them. Edmondo Bozzo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 79 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Aries Fc fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 81 minutes, Campania Ponticelli's Ferdinando Greco got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Bruce Harper. Victor Haacker had several of the Aries Fc's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 84 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-10 score and a disappointed Bruce Harper as he didn't even see the shot coming. 92 minutes into the game, Humberto Aguirre lined in a short shot 0-12 behind a frustrated Bruce Harper. 96 minutes into the match, Aries Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Haacker came free, but Bruce Harper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Campania Ponticelli's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.