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Stadio Taccona
Spectators: 8458 (Terracing: 6347, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 165) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Franco Nero made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Aguirre in the 8th minute of play forced ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄'s goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Duddu Chiappe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabrizio Foddis was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. 12 minutes into the match, ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄'s goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Dewolf came free, but Enrico Albertosi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄'s Enrico Albertosi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Haacker in the 14th minute of play. If Duddu Chiappe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabrizio Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duddu Chiappe in the 19th minute of the match. ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Duddu Chiappe in the 20th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Campania Ponticelli's goalie and right to Cristoforo Petrocchi. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Campania Ponticelli's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Franco Nero charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Franco Nero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 25 played minutes ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄ got a freekick which was hit by Franco Nero. Enrico Albertosi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victor Haacker in the 26th minute. After a rather tough play, Campania Ponticelli's Victor Haacker got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 39th minute, Franco Nero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Enrico Albertosi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Aguirre in the 42nd minute of the match. The Campania Ponticelli fans' excitement grew in the 46th match minute when Campania Ponticelli's Humberto Aguirre looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Fabrizio Foddis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duddu Chiappe in the 51st minute of play. When ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄'s Duddu Chiappe in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Campania Ponticelli's goalie prevented a goal. When ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄'s Duddu Chiappe in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Campania Ponticelli's goalie prevented a goal. 58 minutes into the match, ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄'s Duddu Chiappe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabrizio Foddis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 59 minutes Campania Ponticelli's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Duddu Chiappe who took care of the corner kick. ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄'s Enrico Albertosi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Haacker in the 62nd minute of play. Fabrizio Foddis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duddu Chiappe in the 63rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Campania Ponticelli's zone, Dennis Piscopo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabrizio Foddis came out of the goal and Dennis Piscopo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 68 minutes into the match, ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄'s goal looked a bit too open when Victor Haacker came free, but Enrico Albertosi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabrizio Foddis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Franco Nero in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, Victor Haacker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Campania Ponticelli's goalkeeper Fabrizio Foddis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 75 minutes into the match, Campania Ponticelli's goalkeeper Fabrizio Foddis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Duddu Chiappe. If Duddu Chiappe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Franco Nero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 85th minute Humberto Aguirre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrico Albertosi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Franco Nero got free with Fabrizio Foddis in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Duddu Chiappe kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fabrizio Foddis. That made the score 2-3 in the 92 minute of play. After 95 minutes, Aldo Profeta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Campania Ponticelli and the ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aldo Profeta kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Franco Nero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Fabrizio Foddis made a huge save. The ▀▄▀▄ Sarzana Titans ▀▄▀▄ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.