League Play-Off

Cappuccini
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Emiliano Di Camillo hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Comunardo Cusumano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Buccella having to interfere. In the 14th minute Comunardo Cusumano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Buccella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Comunardo Cusumano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Comunardo Cusumano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rovigo's supporters rose to their feet, but Comunardo Cusumano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexander Buccella breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cuccùcurucuccù's Alexander Buccella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Marchegiani in the 19th minute of play. Alexander Buccella showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Marchegiani, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. A collision led to Cuccùcurucuccù getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ciro Fata hit a great ball. Dave Tedeschi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emiliano Di Camillo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 24 minute of play. In the 28th minute of the match Antonio Saraceni sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dave Tedeschi skillfully saved the ball. If Emiliano Di Camillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabrizio Ramoser charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabrizio Ramoser the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Rovigo getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Fabrizio Ramoser hit a great ball. In the 39th minute, Emiliano Di Camillo 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. In the 40th minute, Alberto Trivelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christian Marchegiani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Emiliano Di Camillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Alessio Muciaccia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cuccùcurucuccù's supporters rose to their feet, but Alessio Muciaccia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dave Tedeschi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Rovigo's zone, Emiliano Di Camillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dave Tedeschi came out of the goal and Emiliano Di Camillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Rovigo's Edmondo Baggio got a free kick in the 66th minute. After having played for 70 minutes, Christian Marchegiani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rovigo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christian Marchegiani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Comunardo Cusumano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Alexander Buccella tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, Rovigo's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Di Camillo came free, but Dave Tedeschi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexander Buccella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Marchegiani in the 83rd minute of play. Alessio Muciaccia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emiliano Di Camillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Dave Tedeschi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 95 minutes, Alessio Muciaccia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cuccùcurucuccù's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alessio Muciaccia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cuccùcurucuccù were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Rovigo for a fine match.