League Play-Off

Saliceto Panaro
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amerigo Riva took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cesare Petrosino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Campana in the 4th minute of play. Cesare Petrosino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Testa in the 10th minute of play. Saliceto Panaro's Felice Gentile got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cosimo Campana kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Alberigo De Santis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cesare Petrosino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Enrico Nicolini came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Saliceto Panaro's Andrea De Sisti. But to his dismay, Andrea De Sisti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Cesare Petrosino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florian De Paolis in the 33rd minute of play. Angelo Doris kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th minute of the match Alvaro Maestri sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cesare Petrosino skillfully saved the ball. In the 37th minute Florian De Paolis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesare Petrosino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrea Testa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cesare Petrosino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. The supporters of Saliceto Panaro booed when Starcom Roma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberigo De Santis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Starcom Roma getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Florian De Paolis hit a great ball. Enrico Nicolini was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Amerigo Riva capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Amerigo Riva really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andrea Testa to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Saliceto Panaro's Amerigo Lampa got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Cesare Petrosino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Testa in the 57th minute of play. If Amerigo Riva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cesare Petrosino made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Florian De Paolis sent off a good shot on target. Florian De Paolis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Cesare Petrosino made a huge save. 79 minutes into the match, Saliceto Panaro's Andrea De Sisti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrico Nicolini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Starcom Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Amerigo Riva came free, but Enrico Nicolini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amerigo Riva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrico Nicolini having to interfere. Alvaro Maestri hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Saliceto Panaro's Felice Gentile got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.