League Play-Off

Arturo Valerio
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Alvise Sisti started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Through an outstanding action, after 5 minutes, Michelangelo Menduni successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 6 minutes, Emiliano Zulli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Prato Valera and the As Melfi 1929 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Emiliano Zulli kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Prato Valera's Ciro Mangione got a free kick in the 9th minute. If Davide La Marca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Prato Valera booed when As Melfi 1929 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlo Miccio didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alvise Sisti in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eraldo Bulla saved As Melfi 1929 from getting behind. 22 minutes into the match, Prato Valera's goalkeeper Michelangelo Menduni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Napoleon Walaszkiewicz. Emiliano Zulli took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eraldo Bulla. Eraldo Bulla dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. As Melfi 1929's Eraldo Bulla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Mangione in the 26th minute of play. Eraldo Bulla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Zulli in the 28th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Alvise Sisti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eraldo Bulla was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Eraldo Bulla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvise Sisti's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Eraldo Bulla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvise Sisti's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. When 冯泉辉 fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored As Melfi 1929's protests and gave 冯泉辉 a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Prato Valera booed when As Melfi 1929 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. 冯泉辉 didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alvise Sisti in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eraldo Bulla saved As Melfi 1929 from getting behind. 34 minutes into the match, Prato Valera's goal looked a bit too open when Davide La Marca came free, but Michelangelo Menduni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the As Melfi 1929 defense, Alvise Sisti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eraldo Bulla. The As Melfi 1929 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eraldo Bulla should have stopped the shot. Prato Valera's Aldo Novella was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eraldo Bulla in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 44 played minutes Prato Valera got a freekick which was hit by Dave Petrini. In the 45th minute of the match, Fox 武松 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Michelangelo Menduni saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Michelangelo Menduni didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when As Melfi 1929's Davide La Marca shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Davide La Marca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Prato Valera getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Cosimo Prandini hit a great ball. Michelangelo Menduni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Napoleon Walaszkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Carlo Miccio's late challenge caught a Prato Valera's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlo Miccio helped the player get up and apologised. Carlo Miccio hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. If Lucas Orlandus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute, Napoleon Walaszkiewicz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The As Melfi 1929 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After 70 played minutes As Melfi 1929 got a freekick which was hit by Carlo Miccio. In the 71st match minute, As Melfi 1929 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stelian Popeangă to maneuver through the defense. Eraldo Bulla acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 71st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Aldo Novella. Michelangelo Menduni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Miccio in the 73rd minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Prato Valera's goal looked a bit too open when Napoleon Walaszkiewicz came free, but Michelangelo Menduni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Zulli might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eraldo Bulla. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emiliano Zulli ran back to his position shaking his head. When Ciro Mangione fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Prato Valera's protests and gave Ciro Mangione a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Prato Valera's Ciro Mangione got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, Davide La Marca 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. Michelangelo Menduni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davide La Marca, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Eraldo Bulla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvise Sisti's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. The audience was convinced that Alvise Sisti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eraldo Bulla was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. In the 88th match minute, As Melfi 1929 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Miccio to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Alvise Sisti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eraldo Bulla was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Napoleon Walaszkiewicz scored 3-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Michelangelo Menduni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The As Melfi 1929 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Prato Valera had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.