League Play-Off

Campiano
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Campiano's Fausto Cipollone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniele Tagliente in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Alfonso Di Gennaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Cipollone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniele Tagliente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Cipollone having to interfere. When Augusto Di Blasio fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Campiano's protests and gave Augusto Di Blasio a yellow card for diving instead. After 9 played minutes Campiano got a freekick which was hit by Augusto Di Blasio. After 10 minutes of play, Fornacino AFC's Alfonso Di Gennaro made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fausto Cipollone was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Fornacino AFC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Alfonso Di Gennaro hit a great ball. The supporters of Fornacino AFC booed when Campiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Carota didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Campiano's zone, Daniele Tagliente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fausto Cipollone came out of the goal and Daniele Tagliente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aldo Carota received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Edoardo Locatelli came out and tried to block the shot, but Aldo Carota slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 21st minute. Aldo Carota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Carota in the 28th minute of play forced Fornacino AFC's goalkeeper Edoardo Locatelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Alfonso Di Gennaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Fornacino AFC's zone, Demetrio Formaggio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edoardo Locatelli came out of the goal and Demetrio Formaggio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfonso Di Gennaro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Daniele Tagliente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Arrigo Ciolli fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fornacino AFC's protests and gave Arrigo Ciolli a yellow card for diving instead. Arrigo Ciolli hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 71st match minute, Fornacino AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dennis Mazzei to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Carota in the 76th minute of play forced Fornacino AFC's goalkeeper Edoardo Locatelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Florian Molinari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edoardo Locatelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Carota, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Edoardo Locatelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Carota in the 84th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniele Tagliente got free with Fausto Cipollone in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edoardo Locatelli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aldo Carota's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. After having played for 93 minutes, Francesco Rosetta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Campiano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francesco Rosetta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 98th minute Campiano were awarded a corner. Demetrio Formaggio went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Demetrio Formaggio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Fornacino AFC's Edoardo Locatelli did a great save. If Alfonso Di Gennaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.