League Play-Off

Tragliatella
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. Damiano Franceschi started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the Tragliatella AFC defense, Andrea Castellini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Diego Taccone. The Tragliatella AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Diego Taccone should have stopped the shot. Diego Taccone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Ascani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anthony Ceci 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 Diego Taccone. Tragliatella AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Tragliatella AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Ascani came free, but Diego Taccone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Filippo Masetti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alvaro Disastro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damiano Franceschi, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Federico Ascani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Roma Caput Mundi's supporters rose to their feet, but Federico Ascani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diego Taccone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aurelio Ascenzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Federico Ascani in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diego Taccone saved Tragliatella AFC from getting behind. Diego Taccone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Castellini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Federico Ascani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Roma Caput Mundi's supporters rose to their feet, but Federico Ascani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diego Taccone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Federico Ascani to make the kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game Federico Ascani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tragliatella AFC's Diego Taccone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andrea Castellinis short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Diego Taccone to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Diego Taccone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Federico Ascani in the 53rd minute. Andrea Castellini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Federico Ascani got free with Diego Taccone in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Damiano Franceschi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alvaro Disastro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damiano Franceschi, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aurelio Ascenzi during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th match minute, Roma Caput Mundi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Ascenzi to maneuver through the defense. Federico Ascanis short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Diego Taccone to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Diego Taccone stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Federico Ascani's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. When Andrea Castellini came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Roma Caput Mundi 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 Andrea Castellini couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Tragliatella AFC's zone, Federico Ascani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diego Taccone came out of the goal and Federico Ascani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Attilio Tenaglia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Diego Taccone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roma Caput Mundi were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.