League Play-Off

Palombina Nuova
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bufalotta FC's Ciro Tiberio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ennio Mian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bianco Del Monaco having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ennio Mian in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bianco Del Monaco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 11th minute, Alvaro Forte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciro Tiberio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alex Spano's late challenge caught a Bufalotta FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Spano helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 14th minute of the game. One of Palombina Nuova AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bufalotta FC:s goal. Palombina Nuova AFC:s Emanuele Marcantonio showed great skill when he stopped Alex Iob:s penalty. In the 16th minute, Alex Iob ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emanuele Marcantonio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, Palombina Nuova AFC's Fabiano Moretti got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute of the match Dave Melucci sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emanuele Marcantonio skillfully saved the ball. Ciro Tiberio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emanuele Marcantonio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. If Angelo Guadagnoli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ciro Tiberio took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emanuele Marcantonio. Emanuele Marcantonio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 41st minute of the match, Angelo Guadagnoli got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bianco Del Monaco was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Palombina Nuova AFC's Emanuele Marcantonio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bianco Colantonio in the 47th minute of play.

After having played for 51 minutes, Ennio Mian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palombina Nuova AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ennio Mian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Ciro Tiberio sped through Palombina Nuova AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Emanuele Marcantonio. Bianco Del Monaco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Guadagnoli, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. The supporters of Palombina Nuova AFC booed when Bufalotta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filippo Piacentini didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute, Ciro Tiberio 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. Bianco Colantonio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuele Marcantonio having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Alex Spano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute Angelo Guadagnoli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bianco Del Monaco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ennio Mian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81stth minute of the game Ennio Mian who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bufalotta FC's Bianco Del Monaco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bianco Colantonio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Davide De Amicis came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Bufalotta 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 Davide De Amicis couldn't finish the play. Angelo Guadagnoli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bufalotta FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.