League Play-Off

Solarolo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ercole Belardi got the match started through his kick off. Cristiano Leone lost his temper 4 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lisiera! After a rather tough play, Lisiera's Andrea Cappucci got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lisiera's goalkeeper Frank Natalucci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Frank Natalucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Fulgenzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Daniele Fulgenzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Natalucci having to interfere. Frank Natalucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Fulgenzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Daniele Fulgenzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Frank Natalucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lisiera's zone, Daniele Fulgenzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frank Natalucci came out of the goal and Daniele Fulgenzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Daniele Fulgenzi made the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Alessandro Patricelli sped through Lisiera's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Frank Natalucci. In the 62nd minute, Ennio Facchetti made a precise shot to the right of Frank Natalucci. Lisiera's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 65th match minute, Solarolo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alessandro Patricelli to maneuver through the defense. Alvise Ceci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Bianco Curti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Ennio Facchetti 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. Ennio Facchetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frank Natalucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Fulgenzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute Daniele Fulgenzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Natalucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, Andrea Cappucci was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lisiera's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Solarolo the free kick. After 78 played minutes Fausto Bisegna shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Lisiera's Frank Natalucci to catch but Fausto Bisegna was lucky. It became 5-0 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. 82 minutes into the match, Solarolo's Daniele Fulgenzi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frank Natalucci narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, Solarolo's Fausto Bisegna broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Lisiera's Frank Natalucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniele Fulgenzi in the 97th minute of play. There was no doubt that Solarolo were the better team. Solarolo's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.