League Play-Off

Stadio Trignano
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristiano Festuccia got the match started through his kick off. Davide Di Tullio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulvio Cusumano having to interfere. Armin Gentili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Festuccia, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Bufalotta's Fulvio Corelli suffered a sore thigh after 8 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Concetto Tassotti charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Concetto Tassotti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Trignano FC's Concetto Tassotti got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 11th minute, Davide Vitelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Bufalotta's goalkeeper Fulvio Cusumano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Davide Di Tullio. In the 21st minute, Dennis Puglielli 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. Dennis Puglielli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the game, Concetto Rosi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Armin Gentili was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the last second Fulvio Cusumano throw himself and got hold of the ball when Amedeo Pasquarelli in the 33rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. If Davide Di Tullio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Festuccia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armin Gentili came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Bufalotta's Concetto Rosi. But to his dismay, Concetto Rosi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amedeo Pasquarelli to make the kick off. Fulvio Cusumano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Di Tullio in the 57th minute of play. Davide Di Tullio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Bufalotta defense, Amedeo Pasquarelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fulvio Cusumano. The Bufalotta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fulvio Cusumano should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Trignano FC's Armin Gentili got control of the ball when Dennis Puglielli tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Bufalotta getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Claudio Proia hit a great ball. Fulvio Cusumano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Coscia in the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amedeo Pasquarelli in the 72nd minute of play forced Bufalotta's goalkeeper Fulvio Cusumano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Carlo Del Papa fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Trignano FC's protests and gave Carlo Del Papa a yellow card for diving instead. Carlo Del Papa hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Trignano FC's Armin Gentili got control of the ball when Dennis Puglielli tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Amedeo Pasquarelli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Trignano FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Amedeo Pasquarelli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fulvio Cusumano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fulvio Cusumano came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Trignano FC's Amedeo Pasquarelli. But to his dismay, Amedeo Pasquarelli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Davide Di Tullio in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fulvio Cusumano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dennis Puglielli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 93rd minute, Amedeo Pasquarelli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Trignano FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Carlo Del Papa kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Trignano FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Bufalotta had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.