League Play-Off

Giovanico
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ercole Novella made the kick off which started today's match. Enzo Prosperi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ercole Novella in the 12th minute of play forced Salt's goalkeeper Emilio Giardini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ercole Novella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilio Giardini having to interfere. Emilio Giardini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cosimo Fioriti in the 15th minute. Dennis Saturno hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Dario Cerasoli kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. If Cosimo Fioriti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cosimo Fioriti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Emilio Giardini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute, Augusto Gizzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Salt's Enzo Prosperi got a free kick in the 34th minute. Emilio Giardini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cosimo Fioriti went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Emanuele Massimi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Prosperi in the 39th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Enzo Prosperi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuele Massimi. Giovanico AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enzo Prosperi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. If Dario Corna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Giovanico AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Salt were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Enzo Prosperi made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Bianco Baratta 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. Arrigo Di Cicco struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Emanuele Massimi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salt. Cosimo Fioriti struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Emilio Giardini didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Giovanico AFC. Arrigo Di Cicco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Arrigo Di Cicco came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Salt 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 Arrigo Di Cicco couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Enzo Prosperi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salt's supporters rose to their feet, but Enzo Prosperi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuele Massimi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuele Massimi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arrigo Di Cicco in the 84th minute. Cosimo Fioriti's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emilio Giardini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Ercole Novella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilio Giardini having to interfere. Emilio Giardini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosimo Fioriti, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Enzo Prosperi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Salt's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.