League Play-Off

Stadio Maris
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Davide Panico kicked off to start the match. When Eugenio Foddis came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Maris 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 Eugenio Foddis couldn't finish the play. 8 minutes into the match, Maris FC's Emiliano Marcucci sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eugenio De Simone narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 12 minutes into the game, Davide Panico cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ferdinando Cala was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Marcucci in the 19th minute of play forced Casalotto's goalkeeper Eugenio De Simone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Alessandro Cino 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. 27 minutes into the match, Casalotto's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Marcucci came free, but Eugenio De Simone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute, Edmondo Luzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Maris FC's zone, Davide Panico stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ferdinando Cala came out of the goal and Davide Panico tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 34 played minutes Casalotto got a freekick which was hit by Donato Di Salvatore. 43 minutes into the match, Davide Panico had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ferdinando Cala. Maris FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Davide Panico was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emiliano Marcucci stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Casalotto's Eugenio De Simone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Marcucci in the 60th minute of play. Alessandro Cino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferdinando Cala having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Eugenio Foddis notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Casalotto's Eugenio De Simone. Eugenio De Simone was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Maris FC's Ferdinando Cala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davide Panico in the 74th minute of play. Emiliano Marcucci recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Casalotto's Eugenio De Simone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugenio Foddis in the 77th minute of play. After having played for 86 minutes, Eugenio Foddis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maris FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eugenio Foddis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 87 minutes, Alvaro Panino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Casalotto and the Maris FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Demetrio Valeriani kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Eugenio De Simone came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Maris FC's Eugenio Foddis. But to his dismay, Eugenio Foddis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.