League Play-Off

Pomezia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After some careless play in the Pomezia defense, Alfonso Palone kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frank Farina. The Pomezia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frank Farina should have stopped the shot. Alfonso Palone recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 17th minute, Cristoforo Capasso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pomezia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Cristoforo Capasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Alfredo Del Duca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cristoforo Capasso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristoforo Capasso's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Alfredo Del Duca skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Pomezia's Florian Festuccia got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Franco Sorge's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Frank Farina read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Pomezia's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Palone came free, but Frank Farina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfonso Palone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 46 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Pomezia's Florian Festuccia fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfonso Palone to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Pomezia's goalkeeper Frank Farina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franco Sorge. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pomezia's goalkeeper Frank Farina, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Florian Festuccia's late challenge caught a Vinzaglio FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florian Festuccia helped the player get up and apologised. Florian Festuccia kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After 61 played minutes Pomezia got a freekick which was hit by Fulvio Scarpa. Alfonso Palone recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristoforo Nelli's late challenge caught a Vinzaglio FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristoforo Nelli helped the player get up and apologised. Cristoforo Nelli hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. If Alfonso Palone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 70 minutes of play, Vinzaglio FC's Franco Sorge made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frank Farina was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Pomezia defense, Franco Sorge kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frank Farina. The Pomezia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frank Farina should have stopped the shot. If Franco Sorge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfonso Palone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Farina having to interfere. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Pomezia's goalkeeper Frank Farina, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Franco Sorge struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Frank Farina didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vinzaglio FC. After a defensive mix-up in Pomezia's zone, Franco Sorge stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frank Farina came out of the goal and Franco Sorge tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vinzaglio FC's Alfonso Palone got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Frank Farina was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Franco Sorge capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Franco Sorge really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Vinzaglio FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.