League Play-Off

Stadio Marina Di Pis
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alessandro Di Florio started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Marina Di Pisa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Maio to maneuver through the defense. Fabiano Croce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Armin Ronca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabiano Croce in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armin Ronca prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edoardo Di Iulio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Helfer having to interfere. After 28 played minutes Marina Di Pisa got a freekick which was hit by Fulvio Coletti. Alessandro Di Florio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Adriano Helfer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 0-1 became the score in the 31st minute when Edoardo Di Iulio elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Eugenio Zacchia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Armin Ronca made a huge save. In the 45th minute, Eugenio Zacchia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marina Di Pisa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabiano Croce was the one to do the kick off. Aldo Di Giuseppe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Eugenio Zacchia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 61st minute, Aldo Di Giuseppe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armin Ronca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Zacchia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Eugenio Zacchia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Achille Nelli hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Adriano Helfer made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Alessandro Di Florio sent off a good shot on target. Edoardo Di Iulio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Helfer having to interfere. In the 85th minute Eugenio Zacchia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armin Ronca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessandro Di Florio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Adriano Helfer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aurelio Aloisi kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Di Florio in the 94th minute of play forced Marina Di Pisa's goalkeeper Adriano Helfer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.