League Play-Off

Stadio Cantalupo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Claudio Spitaleri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Bernardo Garofoli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ciccio Cara shot from long distance after 9 played minutes, a shot that Emanuele Andreola with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Armando Tesone in the 14th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U.S QUERCIAIOLA's Dennis Puglielli. Arrigo Petito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Piccinini in the 24th minute of play. Bernardo Garofoli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 28 minutes into the match, Cantalupo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Spitaleri came free, but Emanuele Andreola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Claudio Spitaleri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuele Andreola. Cantalupo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudio Spitaleri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Alessio Piccinini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alessio Piccinini might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arrigo Petito. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alessio Piccinini ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cosimo Faieta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dennis Puglielli hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Arrigo Petito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessio Piccinini in the 54th minute of the match. Arrigo Petito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessio Piccinini, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. When Claudio Spitaleri came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the U.S QUERCIAIOLA 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 Claudio Spitaleri couldn't finish the play. Ciccio Cara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cosimo Faieta 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. In the 72nd match minute, U.S QUERCIAIOLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dennis Puglielli to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Cosimo Faieta managed to get in a good position for a shot. U.S QUERCIAIOLA's supporters rose to their feet, but Cosimo Faieta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuele Andreola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 92 minutes into the match, Alessio Piccinini notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of U.S QUERCIAIOLA's Arrigo Petito. Arrigo Petito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Cantalupo FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.