League Play-Off

Stadio Pirri
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Federico Pagliuca got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Addario in the 5th minute of play forced Pirri's goalkeeper Enrico Fallito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlo Grieco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Alfredo Mauro made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Pagliuca in the 11th minute of play forced Rivarolo's goalkeeper Alfredo Mauro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Federico Pagliuca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Damiano Gambini came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Rivarolo 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 Damiano Gambini couldn't finish the play. Camillo Pizzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Mauro having to interfere. Camillo Pizzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Mauro having to interfere. Carter Balboni hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damiano Gambini in the 38th minute of play forced Pirri's goalkeeper Enrico Fallito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Armando Addario made a precise shot to the right of Enrico Fallito. Pirri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

52 minutes in the game, Armando Addario fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Enrico Fallito having to interfere. Camillo Pizzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlo Grieco kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Camillo Pizzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Alfredo Mauro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enrico Fallito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Addario, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 76 minutes into the match, Rivarolo's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Pagliuca came free, but Alfredo Mauro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emilio Bearzot kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 80th play minute Damiano Gambini came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Enrico Fallito. 0-2. In the 83rd minute Federico Pagliuca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Mauro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Pirri's zone, Damiano Gambini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enrico Fallito came out of the goal and Damiano Gambini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rivarolo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.