League

Stadio Cornaiano
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Eugenio Ciaccia fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eugenio Ciaccia in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frank Buffone saved Lavis from getting behind. Eraldo Ranieri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Frank Buffone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute Eugenio Ciaccia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Buffone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Eugenio Ciaccia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frank Buffone was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 20thth minute of the game Eugenio Ciaccia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lavis's Frank Buffone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eraldo Ranieri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute Eugenio Ciaccia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Buffone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lavis's Frank Buffone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugenio Ciaccia in the 33rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Eugenio Ciaccia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frank Buffone was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Frank Buffone was a little too slow when Eugenio Ciaccia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 1-0. After having played for 40 minutes, Eraldo Ranieri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cornaiano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eraldo Ranieri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A hard shot 42 in the game by Dario Carlini from a close distance when the talented Frank Buffone managed to make a qualified save. Lavis's players were relieved. Cristiano Di Biagio hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. When Eugenio Ciaccia came up free with the goalie in the 50th minute, the Cornaiano fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eugenio Ciaccia couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After 57 played minutes Cornaiano got a freekick which was hit by Dario Carlini. Fabio Nardi's shot from long distance in the 58th minute was not bad at all, but Cornaiano's Ciccio Gargano knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. 59 minutes into the match, Cornaiano's goalkeeper Ciccio Gargano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fausto Vieri. In the 62ndth minute of the game Beppe Avesani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cornaiano's Ciccio Gargano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ciccio Gargano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beppe Avesani in the 64th minute of play. Frank Buffone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eraldo Ranieri in the 66th minute of the match. After 67 played minutes Lavis got a freekick which was hit by Alberigo Bencivenni. Frank Buffone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenio Ciaccia in the 68th minute of the match. If Eraldo Ranieri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Lavis getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Fabiano Piacentini hit a great ball. Fedele Colangelo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Frank Buffone. Lavis's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Cornaiano's Eugenio Ciaccia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frank Buffone narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 84thth minute of the game Eugenio Ciaccia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lavis's Frank Buffone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Frank Buffone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Ciaccia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eraldo Ranieri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute, Cristiano Di Biagio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alberigo Bencivenni hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Ciaccia in the 91st minute of play forced Lavis's goalkeeper Frank Buffone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Lavis's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Ciaccia came free, but Frank Buffone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cornaiano's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.