League Play-Off

Stadio Ranica
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Ognissanti's Cosimo Basilico started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd match minute, Atlanta Koralle SR6 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carter Lo Iacono to maneuver through the defense. Adriano Cipolla struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Felice Bottone didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ognissanti. The crowd rose to their feet as Anselmo Romano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Anfilogino Torri. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 13th minute by Ettore Melchiorre got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Anfilogino Torri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domenico Sabato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the game, Atlanta Koralle SR6's Ettore Melchiorre nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anfilogino Torri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After 23 minutes of play, Atlanta Koralle SR6's Ettore Melchiorre made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anfilogino Torri was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Armando Capone fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atlanta Koralle SR6's protests and gave Armando Capone a yellow card for diving instead. Armando Capone hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute, Atlanta Koralle SR6's Cristiano Genovesi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cristiano Genovesi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Atlanta Koralle SR6 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cristiano Genovesi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Atlanta Koralle SR6 getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Cristiano Genovesi hit a great ball. Anfilogino Torri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Domenico Sabato's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Domenico Sabato took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Anfilogino Torri to make any attempt to save it. 41 minutes into the match, Ognissanti's goal looked a bit too open when Domenico Sabato came free, but Anfilogino Torri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adriano Cipolla hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The corner ended in Fulvio Gulli almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ognissanti's Anfilogino Torri did a great save. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 54th minute Anselmo Romano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anfilogino Torri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ettore Melchiorre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anfilogino Torri having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenico Sabato in the 57th minute of play forced Ognissanti's goalkeeper Anfilogino Torri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Domenico Sabato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Domenico Sabato came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Atlanta Koralle SR6 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 Domenico Sabato couldn't finish the play. After having played for 64 minutes, Armando Capone managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlanta Koralle SR6's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Capone was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 69th match minute, Atlanta Koralle SR6 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Capone to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute, Anselmo Romano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlanta Koralle SR6 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. 79 minutes into the match, Ognissanti's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Melchiorre came free, but Anfilogino Torri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Domenico Sabato came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Atlanta Koralle SR6 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 Domenico Sabato couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Ognissanti's Alessandro Di Ianni got a free kick in the 84th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domenico Sabato in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anfilogino Torri saved Ognissanti from getting behind. Ognissanti's Anfilogino Torri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domenico Sabato in the 90th minute of play. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Domenico Sabato sped through Ognissanti's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anfilogino Torri. Atlanta Koralle SR6 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.