League Play-Off

Stadio Viola Sensi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antonello Capasso started the match with the kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Antonello Capasso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 6th minute Ove Bergman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesare Mancini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute Villa Gordiani were awarded a corner. Otang Irawan went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 9th minute Bartolo Osorio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Casillas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Bartolo Osorio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gravina FBC's supporters rose to their feet, but Bartolo Osorio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iker Casillas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Natã de Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonello Capasso during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Gravina FBC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Antonello Capasso hit a great ball. Iker Casillas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolo Osorio, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The audience was convinced that Antonello Capasso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iker Casillas was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonello Capasso in the 29th minute of play. Ove Bergman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesare Mancini having to interfere. Cesare Mancini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ove Bergman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cesare Mancini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ove Bergman went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 35 minutes into the game, Antonello Capasso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Iker Casillas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Villa Gordiani getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Otang Irawan hit a great ball. In the 41stth minute of the game Bartolo Osorio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

Villa Gordiani made a substitution. Arrigo Marrone replaced Natã de Salles. Villa Gordiani made a substitution. Franco Cacciatore replaced Ciro Esposito. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ove Bergman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Anselmo Canzano came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Gravina FBC 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 Anselmo Canzano couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristiano Pavlu during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th minute, Ove Bergman 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. If Bartolo Osorio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Villa Gordiani getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Anfilogino Trombatore hit a great ball. The supporters of Gravina FBC booed when Villa Gordiani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Linus Blomqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Villa Gordiani's Amos Ruggeri pulled a muscle in his leg after 78 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 78 minutes, Anselmo Canzano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gravina FBC and the Villa Gordiani players grew even worse after the yellow card. Villa Gordiani made a substitution. Jardel do Nascimento replaced Amos Ruggeri. Anselmo Canzano kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Antonello Capassos short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Iker Casillas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 90th minute, Diego Sarnelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, Villa Gordiani's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolo Osorio came free, but Iker Casillas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.