League Play-Off

Stadio Billiemme
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Frank Colelli made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Schiacciacasse in the 10th minute of play forced Skotulaciceri's goalkeeper Andrea Fabiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Los Angeles Khalifa defense, Frank Colelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aldo Cera. The Los Angeles Khalifa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aldo Cera should have stopped the shot. Amos Romagnoli's late challenge caught a Los Angeles Khalifa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amos Romagnoli helped the player get up and apologised. After 20 played minutes Skotulaciceri got a freekick which was hit by Amos Romagnoli. When Los Angeles Khalifa's Augusto Schiacciacasse in 29 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Andrea Fabiani guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Adriano Bottaro's late challenge caught a Los Angeles Khalifa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adriano Bottaro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Skotulaciceri getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Adriano Bottaro hit a great ball. Ferruccio Nazzari struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Andrea Fabiani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los Angeles Khalifa. After 34th play minutes Ferruccio Nazzari shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Andrea Fabiani and just under the crossbar into goal. Los Angeles Khalifa's Augusto Schiacciacasse got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Frank Colelli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aldo Cera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Frank Colelli's late challenge caught a Los Angeles Khalifa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Colelli helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd match minute, Skotulaciceri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Colelli to maneuver through the defense. Andrea Fabiani made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Ferruccio Nazzari sent off a good shot on target. In the 48th minute, Fulvio Fontanive hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ferruccio Nazzari to make the kick off. Andrea Fabiani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Augusto Schiacciacasse went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 61st minute Ferruccio Nazzari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Fabiani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augusto Schiacciacasse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrea Fabiani having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Adriano Cavanna 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. Skotulaciceri succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Los Angeles Khalifa had controlled the match.