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I arrived a bit late on Sunday, but I was able to watch the Venato vs Treviso, and Friuli vs Abbruzzo games. Venato has few good players, plenty of underdeveloped players and a few has beens. This was no match for the hard working Treviso team with it's solid backstop. Marco's late goal was nice, but it was overshadowed by the 3-1 loss. Friuli on the other hand was robbed of a relatively easy win due to poor officiating. The red card was uncalled for, and the third goal by Phil was obviously offside (although done with fantsy footwork). With plenty of young talent and new faces, Friuli is definetly the team to watch out for this year. Even with only three defenders in the second half, Friuli were able to hold off a relatively skilled and fast offensive team. Although down 3-0, the left defender and center back for Friuli continued to play hard throughout the entire game. Towards the end of the game they continued to shutdown Abbruzzo's offense, and distributed the ball well.