League Play-Off

Stadio Lavanderie
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Davide Spitaleri started the match with the kick off. Claudio Lozzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alex Laudadio's late challenge caught a Lavanderie's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Laudadio helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 played minutes Sasso Marconi got a freekick which was hit by Alex Laudadio. Claudio Lozzi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eraldo Pinti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fortunato Minotti in the 10th minute of the match. Claudio Lozzis short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got Aurelio Imperatore to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 13 minutes into the match, Lavanderie's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Spitaleri came free, but Eraldo Pinti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Sasso Marconi booed when Lavanderie was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emiliano Di Liddo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Davide Spitaleri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Eraldo Pinti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Davide Spitaleri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fortunato Minotti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eraldo Pinti having to interfere. Claudio Lozzi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Aurelio Imperatore made a huge save. Achille Iob fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Imperatore having to interfere. Claudio Lozzi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 31stth minute, Aurelio Imperatore skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Alex Laudadio was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 31 minutes had been played. A collision led to Sasso Marconi getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Alex Laudadio hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Claudio Lozzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lavanderie's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudio Lozzi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aurelio Imperatore breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Emiliano Di Liddo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aurelio Imperatore. That made the score 1-0 in the 35 minute of play. Claudio Lozzi scored 2-0 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aurelio Imperatore, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Claudio Lozzi made a kick off. Aurelio Imperatore didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Claudio Lozzi went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claudio Lozzi in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aurelio Imperatore prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 65 minutes, Carlo Scandella mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lavanderie and the Sasso Marconi players grew even worse after the yellow card. 66 minutes into the match, Lavanderie's goalkeeper Eraldo Pinti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fortunato Minotti. Fortunato Minotti's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eraldo Pinti read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. After having played for 70 minutes, Claudio Lozzi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lavanderie's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudio Lozzi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aurelio Imperatore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Scandella, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 76 minutes into the match, Sasso Marconi's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Lozzi came free, but Aurelio Imperatore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sasso Marconi's Aurelio Imperatore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Lozzi in the 78th minute of play. Fortunato Minotti struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Eraldo Pinti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sasso Marconi. Lavanderie's Claudio Lozzi got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aurelio Imperatore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Scandella, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The supporters of Lavanderie booed when Sasso Marconi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Antonelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute Claudio Lozzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Imperatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eraldo Pinti didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Sasso Marconi's Fortunato Minotti shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Fortunato Minotti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Eraldo Pinti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.