League Play-Off

Stadio Marco Aurelio
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ciro Natale made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Milazzo getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ciccio Palumbo hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ciro Natale during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 5 played minutes Sporting Roma got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Natale. Pavlin Popsavov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciccio Palumbo in the 6th minute of play. Pavlin Popsavov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciccio Palumbo in the 6th minute of play. Pavlin Popsavov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Volta in the 9th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Fedele Di Maio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlin Popsavov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adriano Speranza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Natale, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 23rd minute Enrico Borgatello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlin Popsavov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fedele Di Maio in the 27th minute of play forced Sporting Roma's goalkeeper Pavlin Popsavov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Fedele Di Maio notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Sporting Roma's Pavlin Popsavov. Pavlin Popsavov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sporting Roma's Pavlin Popsavov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Marra in the 34th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Martin Ivaňo could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Adriano Speranza however easily saved by the left post. Milazzo were furious when Cristoforo Galdi was red carded, 38 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Milazzo! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Federico Volta during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Federico Volta hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The Sporting Roma players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Milazzo were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arturo Pedroni was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Natale in the 53rd minute of play forced Milazzo's goalkeeper Adriano Speranza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Milazzo defense, Martin Ivaňo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adriano Speranza. The Milazzo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adriano Speranza should have stopped the shot. Franco Nicolini scored 3-2 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adriano Speranza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 64 minutes into the match, Sporting Roma's Martin Ivaňo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adriano Speranza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 66th minute Arturo Pedroni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlin Popsavov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sporting Roma's Franco Nicolini got a free kick in the 67th minute. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Martin Ivaňo put it in 4-2 from a short distance just to the right of Adriano Speranza. Franco Nicolini scored 5-2 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adriano Speranza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Franco Nicolini kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Ciccio Palumbo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sporting Roma's Pavlin Popsavov didn't even have to move. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Arturo Pedroni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Milazzo's supporters rose to their feet, but Arturo Pedroni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavlin Popsavov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 89 minutes in the game, Arturo Pedroni fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Pavlin Popsavov having to interfere. 93 minutes into the game, Federico Volta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-3. Pavlin Popsavov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Milazzo's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Sporting Roma had won, even though Milazzo had held more of the ball.