League Play-Off

Spadarolo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bernardo Natalucci kicked off to start the match. Anthony Di Massimo might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Angelo Potenza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anthony Di Massimo ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Ciccio De Vito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Angelo Potenza was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. If Corrado Della Torre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ciccio De Vito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angelo Potenza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anthony Di Massimo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Di Massimo in the 16th minute of play forced Spadarolo AFC's goalkeeper Angelo Potenza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Anthony Di Massimo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ciccio De Vito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Angelo Potenza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Corrado Della Torre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Garofolo AFC's Achille De Vincentis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Natalucci in the 25th minute of play. Anthony Di Massimo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Spadarolo AFC's Angelo Potenza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciccio De Vito in the 33rd minute of play. The supporters of Garofolo AFC booed when Spadarolo AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amos Bernardini didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 44 played minutes Spadarolo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Amos Bernardini. Dennis Pollastrini took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Angelo Potenza. Spadarolo AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ciccio De Vito to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Spadarolo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ciccio Manna. It was beautiful to see Garofolo AFC's Dennis Pollastrini in action when he in the 56th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Anthony Di Massimo in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Angelo Potenza, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Achille De Vincentis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Natalucci in the 70th minute of the match. With his leg Angelo Potenza managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Garofolo AFC's Anthony Di Massimo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Fabiano Tamburrini's late challenge caught a Spadarolo AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabiano Tamburrini helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th match minute, Garofolo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabiano Tamburrini to maneuver through the defense. Spadarolo AFC's Angelo Potenza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciccio De Vito in the 83rd minute of play. Ciccio De Vito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelo Potenza having to interfere. Bernardo Natalucci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Achille De Vincentis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Garofolo AFC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Fabiano Tamburrini hit a great ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.