League Play-Off

Settimo Milanese
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Flavio Orlan got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute of the match, Dave Di Croce got a very nice opportunity to score, but Demetrio Guidoni was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 5 minutes into the game, Flavio Orlan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Damiano Staniscia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Ermanno Di Natale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberigo Saraceni kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Flavio Orlan sped through Settimo Milanese AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Damiano Staniscia. Bruno Giampietro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Damiano Staniscia. Settimo Milanese AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Diego Cusumano kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Aurelio Dossena blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Damiano Staniscia having to make a save. In the 18th minute of the match, Dave Di Croce got a very nice opportunity to score, but Demetrio Guidoni was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ermanno Di Natale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damiano Staniscia having to interfere. If Flavio Orlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 26 minutes into the match, Settimo Milanese AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ermanno Di Natale came free, but Damiano Staniscia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Cavallucci's late challenge caught a Settimo Milanese AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredo Cavallucci helped the player get up and apologised. Alfredo Cavallucci hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Flavio Orlan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damiano Staniscia was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Damiano Staniscia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Flavio Orlan's shot from short distance in the 48th minute.

The wind increased when Cosimo Di Marino made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Flavio Orlan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damiano Staniscia was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Flavio Orlan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Damiano Staniscia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flavio Orlan might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damiano Staniscia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Flavio Orlan ran back to his position shaking his head. Flavio Orlan struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Damiano Staniscia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC SPORTING GENZANO. Alfredo Cavallucci took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damiano Staniscia. Damiano Staniscia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Damiano Staniscia successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 62 minutes, Ercole Loiacono mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Settimo Milanese AFC and the FC SPORTING GENZANO players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Settimo Milanese AFC's Ercole Loiacono got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After having played for 69 minutes, Aurelio Dossena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC SPORTING GENZANO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aurelio Dossena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Damiano Staniscia made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Anfilogino Cilli sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Aurelio Dossena took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Damiano Staniscia to make any attempt to save it. In the 77th minute, Cosimo Di Marino made a precise shot to the right of Demetrio Guidoni. FC SPORTING GENZANO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-7. Damiano Staniscia came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by FC SPORTING GENZANO's Ermanno Di Natale. But to his dismay, Ermanno Di Natale quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-8. Demetrio Guidoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Di Marino in the 90th minute of play. Flavio Orlan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damiano Staniscia having to interfere. FC SPORTING GENZANO's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.