League Play-Off

Frassinara
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. Achille Diana started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Lunghezza got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Motta. In the 6th minute Carmine Picozzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Cacciatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Filippo Berardini came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Frassinara 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 Filippo Berardini couldn't finish the play. Florian Castellazzi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Filippo Berardini showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. Filippo Berardini was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 14th minute. Frassinara's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Achille Diana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dino Cacciatore having to interfere. After having played for 24 minutes, Achille Diana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lunghezza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Achille Diana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Filippo Berardini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Castellazzi having to interfere. Dave De Marco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Florian Castellazzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 31 played minutes Filippo Berardini rounded Lunghezza's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. Filippo Berardini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Florian Castellazzi having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Lunghezza's Dennis Napoleone got a free kick in the 38th minute. Florian Castellazzi was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Filippo Berardini capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Filippo Berardini really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 47th minute, Achille Diana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dino Cacciatore was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Filippo Berardini to strike the kick off in the second half. Enzo Pascucci hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Dave De Marco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Castellazzi having to interfere. If Dave De Marco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Dave De Marco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florian Castellazzi was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Ercole Ramoser charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ercole Ramoser the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 64th minute, Ercole Ramoser hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Florian Castellazzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dave De Marco in the 67th minute of play. Filippo Berardini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 70 played minutes Lunghezza got a freekick which was hit by Ennio De Francesco. After a defensive mix-up in Lunghezza's zone, Dave De Marco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florian Castellazzi came out of the goal and Dave De Marco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Florian Castellazzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Benarrivo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frassinara's Filippo Berardini got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 80th minute Dennis Napoleone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Cacciatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Achille Diana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dino Cacciatore having to interfere. After 82 minutes, Dario Benarrivo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Frassinara and the Lunghezza players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Lunghezza booed when Frassinara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dario Benarrivo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carmine Picozzi struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Dino Cacciatore didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lunghezza. 94 minutes into the match, Frassinara's Dave De Marco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Florian Castellazzi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Frassinara fully deserved thier win.