League Play-Off

Roata Rossi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ciccio Raiola took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Aldo Facchetti came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Roata Rossi 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 Aldo Facchetti couldn't finish the play. Emiliano Carafa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Facchetti in the 11th minute of the match. Bianco Desiderio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis Pietrini, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After 18 minutes of play, Roata Rossi's Antonio Scannella made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emiliano Carafa was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Rupinpiccolo's Flavio Salerni got a free kick in the 28th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Rupinpiccolo's zone, Antonio Scannella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Carafa came out of the goal and Antonio Scannella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Rupinpiccolo's zone, Antonio Scannella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Carafa came out of the goal and Antonio Scannella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emiliano Carafa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Facchetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. If Dennis Pietrini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aldo Facchetti made a kick off. With a little luck, Roata Rossi's Bianco Desiderio got control of the ball when Dennis Pietrini tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Roata Rossi booed when Rupinpiccolo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciccio Raiola didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Scannella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Carafa having to interfere. In the 61st minute Antonio Scannella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Carafa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferdinando Gava's late challenge caught a Rupinpiccolo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferdinando Gava helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Roata Rossi getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Ferdinando Gava hit a great ball. Emiliano Carafa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Facchetti in the 67th minute of the match. Emiliano Carafa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Scannella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Antonio Scannella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74thth minute of the game Antonio Scannella who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rupinpiccolo's Emiliano Carafa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antonio Scannella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Carafa having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Scannella in the 80th minute of play forced Rupinpiccolo's goalkeeper Emiliano Carafa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Ciccio Raiola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bianco Desiderio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dennis Pietrini in the 83rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bianco Desiderio, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 84 minutes into the match, Roata Rossi's goalkeeper Bianco Desiderio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dennis Pietrini. A collision led to Roata Rossi getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Aldo Facchetti hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciccio Raiola in the 89th minute of play forced Roata Rossi's goalkeeper Bianco Desiderio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emiliano Carafa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Scannella, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Dennis Pietrini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bianco Desiderio having to interfere. Rupinpiccolo's Dennis Pietrini got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.