League Play-Off

Stadio Poggio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Diego Fortuna made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd minute, Christian Atroce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armando Giancola came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Rasiglio's Diego Fortuna. But to his dismay, Diego Fortuna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, Elia Montini notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Rasiglio's Attilio Scalia. Attilio Scalia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Fortuna in the 19th minute of play forced Poggio AFC's goalkeeper Armando Giancola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Fortuna in the 21st minute of play forced Poggio AFC's goalkeeper Armando Giancola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arrigo Toppi kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute of the match Anselmo Cellucci shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Armando Giancola showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 31st minute, Andrea Natale made a precise shot to the right of Attilio Scalia. Rasiglio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After a rather tough play, Rasiglio's Anselmo Cellucci got a free kick in the 35th minute. Poggio AFC's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 37th minute of the game, when Claudio Del Greco after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Rasiglio's goal. Claudio Del Greco was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. In the 39th minute, Poggio AFC's Andrea Natale dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Armando Giancola stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Baciadonne's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Elia Montini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Elia Montini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Attilio Scalia made a huge save. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andrea Natale to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes Rasiglio's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Claudio Del Greco who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea Natale in the 54th minute of play forced Rasiglio's goalkeeper Attilio Scalia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Poggio AFC's Armando Giancola got control of the ball when Frank Baciadonne tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Elia Montini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 61 minutes, Carter Capobianco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rasiglio and the Poggio AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carter Capobianco kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. When Elia Montini came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Poggio AFC 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 Elia Montini couldn't finish the play. Andrea Natale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Attilio Scalia having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Diego Fortuna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rasiglio's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Fortuna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Giancola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Christian Atroce's late challenge caught a Poggio AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christian Atroce helped the player get up and apologised. Christian Atroce kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Elia Montini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Attilio Scalia was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Andrea Natale recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Rasiglio players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Poggio AFC.