League Play-Off

Picarelli
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Florian Di Cintio made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 played minutes Gallica got a freekick which was hit by Franco Ciapponi. Corrado Gaeta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfonso Coco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, Gallica's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Coco came free, but Corrado Gaeta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristoforo Cantagallo struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Fabiano Di Paolo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gallica. Corrado Gaeta came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Picarelli's Federico Di Biagio. But to his dismay, Federico Di Biagio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When Federico Di Biagio came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Picarelli 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 Federico Di Biagio couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, Florian Di Cintio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gallica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Florian Di Cintio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Florian Di Cintio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Fabiano Di Paolo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 35 minutes, Federico Di Biagio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Picarelli's supporters crossed their fingers, but Federico Di Biagio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Francesco Zangari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Alfonso Coco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Picarelli's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfonso Coco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Corrado Gaeta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alfonso Coco was the one to do the kick off. Alfonso Coco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Corrado Gaeta having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Bruno Crisantemo 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. Corrado Gaeta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfonso Coco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 60 minutes, Cristoforo Cantagallo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gallica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristoforo Cantagallo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 61 minutes into the match, Gallica's Florian Di Cintio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabiano Di Paolo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Florian Di Cintio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Fabiano Di Paolo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Corrado Gaeta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfonso Coco's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Corrado Gaeta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Coco in the 73rd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Picarelli's goalkeeper Fabiano Di Paolo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristoforo Cantagallo. Alfonso Coco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Corrado Gaeta having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Gallica's Edmondo Bevilacqua got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Alfonso Coco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Corrado Gaeta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Florian Di Cintio was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 90th minute. Gallica's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 92nd minute, Alfonso Coco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Picarelli fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when Picarelli's Alfonso Coco looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the referee ended the match the Picarelli players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.