League Play-Off

FEDERICO BALDI
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ciro De Lucia got the match started through his kick off. Ciro De Lucia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 8th minute, Fausto Toto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A.S.ROMA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If Ciro De Lucia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Di Piazza in the 14th minute of play forced Real Folletti's goalkeeper Cristoforo Petrella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Fausto Toto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Real Folletti's Cristoforo Petrella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Di Piazza in the 17th minute of play. Cristoforo Petrella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Di Piazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Real Folletti were furious when Ferdinando Fata was red carded, 21 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 21st match minute, Real Folletti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdinando Fata to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Antonello Ranieri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alessandro Di Piazza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristoforo Petrella having to interfere. Daniele Bucci blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flavio Miccio having to make a save. When Diego Raniolo came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the A.S.ROMA 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 Diego Raniolo couldn't finish the play. Real Folletti's Cristoforo Petrella proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Real Folletti from getting a goal against them. Fausto Toto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Cristoforo Petrella made a huge save. Cristoforo Petrella made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fausto Toto in the 44th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alessandro Di Piazza made a kick off. Cristoforo Petrella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Toto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Di Piazza in the 55th minute of play forced Real Folletti's goalkeeper Cristoforo Petrella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonello Ranieri during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Antonello Ranieri hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Real Folletti's zone, Alessandro Di Piazza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristoforo Petrella came out of the goal and Alessandro Di Piazza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Diego Raniolo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonello Ranieri hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Diego Bergamini took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cristoforo Petrella. Real Folletti's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 75th match minute, Real Folletti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francesco Del Greco to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Di Piazza in the 82nd minute of play forced Real Folletti's goalkeeper Cristoforo Petrella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Real Folletti's Cristoforo Petrella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Di Piazza in the 91st minute of play. Real Folletti's Cristoforo Petrella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Toto in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute Diego Raniolo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Petrella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristoforo Petrella showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Toto, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the referee ended the match the A.S.ROMA players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.