League Play-Off

Stadio Caio
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Franco Fava took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Diego Conte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto Clemente came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Caio's Fabrizio De Lucia. But to his dismay, Fabrizio De Lucia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 15th minute Alessio Stella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Clemente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabrizio De Lucia got free with Alberto Clemente in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fabrizio De Lucia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Alberto Clemente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alessio Stella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute, Fabrizio De Lucia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alberto Clemente. The goal made the score 2-0. Sasso Marconi's Alberto Clemente proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Sasso Marconi from getting a goal against them. 36 minutes into the game, Fabrizio De Lucia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Alberto Clemente was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alberto Clemente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anfilogino Fata, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Alberto Clemente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessio Stella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the match, Sasso Marconi's goalkeeper Alberto Clemente had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabrizio De Lucia. Fabrizio De Lucia's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alberto Clemente firmly grabbed it by the left post.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alessio Stella stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Caio's Alessio Stella nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alberto Clemente made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. In the 57th minute Fabrizio De Lucia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Clemente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Sasso Marconi getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Eraldo Iovine hit a great ball. After 59 minutes, Fabrizio De Lucia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caio and the Sasso Marconi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fabrizio De Lucia kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Anfilogino Apicella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carmine Giovannelli having to interfere. Alberto Clemente didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anfilogino Fata went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Fabrizio De Lucia succeeded in the game's 69th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrizio De Lucia in the 76th minute of play forced Sasso Marconi's goalkeeper Alberto Clemente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Alessio Stella left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Caio fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. 88 minutes into the game, Anfilogino Fata cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Alberto Clemente was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 93rd minute Alessio Stella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Clemente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Caio players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.