League Play-Off

Stadio Quinto Romano
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Frank Lauria started the match with the kick off. In the 10th match minute, Muradello FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elia Apicella to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dino Di Muzio in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlo Liberti saved Quinto Romano from getting behind. Felice Romano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Cesare Tagliente made a huge save. Frank Lauria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bernardo Biscotti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlo Liberti having to interfere. Quinto Romano's Federico Zappacosta challenged an opponent after 18 minutes. The hit was so bad that he suffered a foot injury. Dino Di Muzio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlo Liberti having to interfere. After 19 played minutes Muradello FC got a freekick which was hit by Dino Di Muzio. Felice Romano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Felice Romano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Cesare Tagliente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Felice Romano came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Quinto Romano 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 Felice Romano couldn't finish the play. In the 32nd minute, Muradello FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Felice Romano fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bernardo Biscotti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alessio Lattanzio's late challenge caught a Muradello FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessio Lattanzio helped the player get up and apologised. Carlo Liberti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dino Di Muzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dino Di Muzio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlo Liberti having to interfere. Dino Di Muzio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Bernardo Biscotti made the kick off in the second half. Felice Romano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cesare Tagliente read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Dino Di Muzio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carlo Liberti having to make a save. With a little luck, Quinto Romano's Carlo Liberti got control of the ball when Dino Di Muzio tried to sneak it across the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Muradello FC's Dino Di Muzio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlo Liberti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bernardo Biscotti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Bernardo Biscotti 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. Carlo Liberti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Minotti, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 90th minute Bernardo Biscotti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlo Liberti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felice Romano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesare Tagliente having to interfere. If Concetto Eboli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.