League Play-Off

Stadio Palazzolo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Attilio Di Rocco took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Santa Caterina's Andrea Marinucci nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carter Di Fabrizio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cristiano Martano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Zinni having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Edoardo Mandara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donato Zinni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Martano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Attilio Di Rocco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carter Di Fabrizio having to make a save. If Andrea Marinucci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 19 played minutes Palazzolo got a freekick which was hit by Augusto Gervasi. Andrea Marinucci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carter Di Fabrizio having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Palazzolo's Cristiano Martano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Donato Zinni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Carter Di Fabrizio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Attilio Di Rocco in the 33rd minute of play. Palazzolo's Carter Di Fabrizio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Di Rocco in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Martano in the 38th minute of play forced Santa Caterina's goalkeeper Donato Zinni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Attilio Di Rocco scored 0-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carter Di Fabrizio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The wind increased when Cristiano Martano made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Dario Sisti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davide Tenaglia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Donato Zinni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Martano, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Santa Caterina's zone, Davide Tenaglia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donato Zinni came out of the goal and Davide Tenaglia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Davide Tenaglia came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Palazzolo 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 Davide Tenaglia couldn't finish the play. Attilio Di Rocco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carter Di Fabrizio having to interfere. Elia Prato took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Donato Zinni. Santa Caterina's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Cristiano Martano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palazzolo's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Martano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Donato Zinni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute, Davide Tenaglia 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. 82 minutes into the match, Cristiano Martano notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Santa Caterina's Donato Zinni. Donato Zinni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 89th minute, Attilio Di Rocco fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The Palazzolo supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Santa Caterina's performance. The match ended with a win for Santa Caterina.