League Play-Off

Saliceto Panaro
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. Ferruccio Di Giovanni started the match with the kick off. If Andrea De Sisti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saliceto Panaro's Cesare Petrosino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beppe Loiacono in the 21st minute of play. Angelo Doris hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Cesare Petrosino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferruccio Di Giovanni in the 23rd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, Franco De Gregorio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 27 minutes into the match, TAYLOR's goal looked a bit too open when Amerigo Riva came free, but Franco De Gregorio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 28 minutes, Beppe Loiacono mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TAYLOR and the Saliceto Panaro players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, TAYLOR's Beppe Loiacono got a free kick in the 28th minute. Andrea De Sisti struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Franco De Gregorio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saliceto Panaro. After a rather tough play, Saliceto Panaro's Amerigo Lampa got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saliceto Panaro's goalkeeper Cesare Petrosino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amerigo Riva to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferruccio Di Giovanni in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cesare Petrosino saved Saliceto Panaro from getting behind. 56 minutes into the match, Amerigo Riva notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of TAYLOR's Franco De Gregorio. Franco De Gregorio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Franco De Gregorio didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Saliceto Panaro's Amerigo Riva shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferruccio Di Giovanni in the 64th minute of play forced Saliceto Panaro's goalkeeper Cesare Petrosino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cesare Petrosino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferruccio Di Giovanni in the 67th minute of the match. Franco De Gregorio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea De Sisti in the 69th minute of the match. Angelo Doris kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Cesare Petrosino was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Claudio Caneva. Franco De Gregorio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea De Sisti in the 87th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the TAYLOR players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Saliceto Panaro.