League Play-Off

Marinasco
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. Andrea Scurti started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Edoardo Troiani got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 6 minutes into the match, Marinasco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christian De Cristofaro came free, but Claudio Betti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, Anthony Sardella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anselmo Matteucci charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anselmo Matteucci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Anselmo Matteucci kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Marinasco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edoardo Troiani came free, but Claudio Betti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anthony Sardella during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dino Marziali succeeded in the game's 24th minute to get real power on a long shot . Marinasco FC's Claudio Betti hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 0-1! Bruno Di Lullo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amos Apicella went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Claudio Betti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edoardo Troiani's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. After 34 minutes of play, Settecamini FC's Christian De Cristofaro made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claudio Betti was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bruno Di Lullo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Scurti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, Marinasco FC's Amos Apicella sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bruno Di Lullo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 42 minutes into the match, Christian De Cristofaro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Claudio Betti. Marinasco FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian De Cristofaro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edoardo Troiani to strike the kick off in the second half. Amos Apicella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Edoardo Troiani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Marinasco FC's goalkeeper Claudio Betti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bruno Di Lullo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amos Apicella in the 60th minute of the match. When Christian De Cristofaro came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Settecamini FC 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 Christian De Cristofaro couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Amos Ciolli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudio Betti was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Claudio Betti made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Christian De Cristofaro sent off a good shot on target. Christian De Cristofaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Betti having to interfere. Marinasco FC's Amos Apicella got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Amos Apicella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 80 minutes, Andrea Scurti made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Settecamini FC's Bruno Di Lullo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amos Apicella in the 87th minute of play forced Settecamini FC's goalkeeper Bruno Di Lullo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amos Apicella in the 91st minute of play forced Settecamini FC's goalkeeper Bruno Di Lullo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian De Cristofaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Claudio Betti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.