League Play-Off

Palese
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Amos Bobbio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Maestri in the 4th minute of play forced Firmiano's goalkeeper Ernesto Briano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Palese FC booed when Firmiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Attilio Bucciarelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Alex Maestri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palese FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alex Maestri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernesto Briano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Daniele Vasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Amos Bobbio came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Firmiano 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 Amos Bobbio couldn't finish the play. Ennio Lancia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amos Bobbio in the 21st minute of the match. Enrico Mauro hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Firmiano's Ferruccio Borromeo got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ferruccio Borromeo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Ennio Lancia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Palese FC's goalkeeper Ennio Lancia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ernesto Briano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Maestri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Firmiano's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Alex Maestri 34 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Ciro Caiola kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. 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.

A collision led to Palese FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Ciro Caiola hit a great ball. Ennio Lancia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amos Bobbio in the 61st minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Alfonso Macchia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amos Bobbio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ennio Lancia having to interfere. Ferruccio Borromeo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ennio Lancia having to interfere. Ennio Lancia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amos Bobbio in the 71st minute of play. When Ferruccio Borromeo came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Firmiano 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 Ferruccio Borromeo couldn't finish the play. In the 74th match minute, Firmiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Caneva to maneuver through the defense. When Daniele Vasco came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Palese FC 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 Daniele Vasco couldn't finish the play. Amos Bobbio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ennio Lancia having to interfere. Ciro Caiola kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. If Amos Bobbio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ferruccio Borromeo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Ennio Lancia made a huge save. After having played for 88 minutes, Attilio Bucciarelli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Firmiano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Attilio Bucciarelli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ferruccio Borromeo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Ennio Lancia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Palese FC's Ennio Lancia got control of the ball when Ferruccio Borromeo tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, Palese FC could leave the field as winners, despite Firmiano having more of the ball for most of the match.