League Play-Off

Stadio Vlagierano
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emiliano De Nardis got the match started through his kick off. The referee felt a red card was in order, 4 minutes into the game, when Antonello Avesani put in a rough tackle. In the 3rd minute, one of Vlagierano:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Vlagierano. Emilio Patricelli went to the wrong direction when Dario Profeta was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Emilio Patricelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Petito, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After 9 played minutes Vlagierano got a freekick which was hit by Amos Vitale. If Emiliano Galdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Emiliano Galdi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Patricelli was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Emiliano Galdi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emiliano Galdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilio Patricelli having to interfere. Ernesto Petito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emilio Patricelli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. Emiliano Galdi 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Emiliano Galdi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Preganziol's supporters rose to their feet, but Emiliano Galdi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emilio Patricelli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ernesto Petito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emiliano Galdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilio Patricelli having to interfere. Bruno Marsilio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emilio Patricelli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Vlagierano's Emilio Patricelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Petito in the 43rd minute of play. Ernesto Petito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilio Patricelli having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ernesto Petito made a kick off. Emilio Patricelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Petito in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, one of Vlagierano:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Vlagierano. Dario Profeta placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 57th match minute, Vlagierano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corrado Liberti to maneuver through the defense. Preganziol's Ernesto Petito got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Preganziol booed when Vlagierano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Corrado Liberti didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Vlagierano's Anselmo Zappacosta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ettore Ricciuti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ernesto Petito in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emilio Patricelli saved Vlagierano from getting behind. Emilio Patricelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Petito in the 69th minute of play. Emiliano Galdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Emilio Patricelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Vlagierano getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Corrado Liberti hit a great ball. In the 76th minute Preganziol were awarded a corner. Dario Profeta went to the cornerflag to take it. 78 minutes into the match, Preganziol's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Carlucci came free, but Ettore Ricciuti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex Carlucci succeeded in the game's 80th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Preganziol's Emiliano Galdi suffered a sore foot after 88 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cesare Santangelo during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Preganziol's zone, Alex Carlucci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ettore Ricciuti came out of the goal and Alex Carlucci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.