League Play-Off

Fun Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carter Petrella took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edmondo Palone came free with the goalkeeper in the 8th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Arturo Scirea could save by the left post. Just For Fun's Amos Busillo got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Travalle's Anthony Alfonsi got a free kick in the 11th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Travalle's zone, Carter Petrella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arturo Scirea came out of the goal and Carter Petrella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arturo Scirea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edmondo Palone went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Arturo Scirea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Iori, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Amos Busillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arrigo Selvi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arturo Scirea came out and tried to block the shot, but Arrigo Selvi slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 22nd minute. When Arrigo Selvi came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Just For Fun 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 Arrigo Selvi couldn't finish the play. Ernesto Puddu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enzo Pasinati having to interfere. Edmondo Palone's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arturo Scirea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Just For Fun were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after Travalle's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ciro Baldassarre took the corner. Filippo Caligaris tried in the 35th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Arturo Scirea a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 4-0. Biagio Caruso's late challenge caught a Just For Fun's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Biagio Caruso helped the player get up and apologised. Biagio Caruso kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Arturo Scirea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arrigo Selvi in the 39th minute of the match. If Amos Busillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arrigo Selvi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 47 minutes into the match, Carter Petrella dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arturo Scirea, 5-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ernesto Puddu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Just For Fun's Amos Busillo got a free kick in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmondo Palone in the 58th minute of play forced Travalle's goalkeeper Arturo Scirea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arrigo Selvi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Just For Fun getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Amos Busillo hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the game, Anthony Alfonsi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Enzo Pasinati. Anthony Alfonsi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-1. After a defensive mix-up in Travalle's zone, Arrigo Selvi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arturo Scirea came out of the goal and Arrigo Selvi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 68 minutes into the game, Arrigo Selvi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Arturo Scirea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Edmondo Palone put it in 7-1 from a short distance just to the right of Arturo Scirea. 78 minutes into the match, Travalle's goal looked a bit too open when Edmondo Palone came free, but Arturo Scirea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arturo Scirea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Galliani, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carter Petrella in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arturo Scirea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arrigo Selvi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Scirea having to interfere.