League Play-Off

Stadio Raldon
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Belvedere FC's Augusto Catucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo De Lorenzi in the 5th minute of play. Fortunato Colecchia took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Augusto Catucci. Augusto Catucci dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. With a little luck, Belvedere FC's Augusto Catucci got control of the ball when Fortunato Colecchia tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Ciccio Cirulli came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Belvedere FC 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 Ciccio Cirulli couldn't finish the play. Fortunato Colecchia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Augusto Catucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Fortunato Colecchia 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. Bernardo De Lorenzi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Augusto Catucci came out and tried to block the shot, but Bernardo De Lorenzi slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 23rd minute. When Fortunato Colecchia came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Raldon 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 Fortunato Colecchia couldn't finish the play. Fortunato Colecchia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 31st match minute, Raldon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domenico Porreca to maneuver through the defense. Ciccio Cirulli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Scotti having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Fedele Leopardi 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. Bernardo De Lorenzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fedele Leopardi scored 2-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dario Scotti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bernardo De Lorenzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Augusto Catucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fedele Leopardi made a kick off. Augusto Catucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fortunato Colecchia, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If Fortunato Colecchia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfonso Castellini charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfonso Castellini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Raldon getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Alfonso Castellini hit a great ball. With a little luck, Raldon's Dario Scotti got control of the ball when Ciccio Cirulli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Augusto Catucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo De Lorenzi in the 69th minute of the match. Augusto Catucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fortunato Colecchia in the 71st minute of play. After some careless play in the Belvedere FC defense, Bernardo De Lorenzi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Augusto Catucci. The Belvedere FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Augusto Catucci should have stopped the shot. Fedele Leopardi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Augusto Catucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo De Lorenzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Fortunato Colecchia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Catucci having to interfere. Dario Scotti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Leopardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo De Lorenzi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Raldon's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.