League Play-Off

Stadio della Libertà
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arrigo Iannucci made the kick off which started today's match. Stintino FC's Attilio Losito got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Augusto De Nardis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armando Di Massimo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 12th minute Arrigo Iannucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Romanese saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonello Ranieri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adam Inches in the 14th minute. Armando Romanese made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Rizzo in the 17th minute of play. When Bruno Ferraris came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Liberal Party F.C. 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 Bruno Ferraris couldn't finish the play. Armando Romanese came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Stintino FC's Alex Rizzo. But to his dismay, Alex Rizzo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Bruno Troiani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonello Ranieri having to interfere. In the 27th match minute, Liberal Party F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Concetto Tieri to maneuver through the defense. Armando Romanese made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arrigo Iannucci in the 30th minute of play. Liberal Party F.C.'s Armando Romanese played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Losito in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th minute of the game, Hıdır Mahçupyan landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Concetto Petrella fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stintino FC's protests and gave Concetto Petrella a yellow card for diving instead. Liberal Party F.C. made a substitution. Christian Biavati replaced Hıdır Mahçupyan. A collision led to Stintino FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Concetto Petrella hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Inches in the 37th minute of play forced Stintino FC's goalkeeper Antonello Ranieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Biavati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Antonello Ranieri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attilio Losito in the 40th minute of play forced Liberal Party F.C.'s goalkeeper Armando Romanese to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Iezzi in the 41st minute of play forced Liberal Party F.C.'s goalkeeper Armando Romanese to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christian Biavati got free with Antonello Ranieri in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Armando Romanese took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Iezzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stintino FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alvise Vittorio in the 47th minute. Alberto Iezzi made a great header on Stintino FC's corner, it was just that Liberal Party F.C.'s Armando Romanese managed to reach the ball for a save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Bruno Troiani made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Stintino FC booed when Liberal Party F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabrizio Borgatello didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armando Romanese showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arrigo Iannucci in the 55th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Liberal Party F.C.'s zone, Arrigo Iannucci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Romanese came out of the goal and Arrigo Iannucci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stintino FC's Antonello Ranieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Troiani in the 60th minute of play. Alex Rizzo's late challenge caught a Liberal Party F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Rizzo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Stintino FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Alex Rizzo hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Liberal Party F.C.'s Fulvio Maccioni got a free kick in the 68th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Stintino FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Inches came free, but Antonello Ranieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Liberal Party F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franco Franceschini to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Alvise Vittorio 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. Fulvio Maccioni's late challenge caught a Stintino FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fulvio Maccioni helped the player get up and apologised. Fulvio Maccioni kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arrigo Iannucci in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Romanese saved Liberal Party F.C. from getting behind. In the 80thth minute of the game Arrigo Iannucci who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Liberal Party F.C.'s Armando Romanese was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Armando Romanese made an important save on a dangerous shot by Attilio Losito in the 83rd minute. If Christian Biavati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th match minute, Liberal Party F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franco Franceschini to maneuver through the defense. Liberal Party F.C.'s Armando Romanese played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arrigo Iannucci in the 93rd minute of play. The Liberal Party F.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Stintino FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Stintino FC.