League Play-Off

Coste
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alberigo Carosella got the match started through his kick off. After 14 minutes, Dennis Combi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olimpic Spezia and the Chieti Calcio Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 14 played minutes Olimpic Spezia got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Combi. In the 17th minute, Alberigo Carosella left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chieti Calcio Fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The long shot by Camillo Zarrella in the 20th minute really tested Dario Del Pizzo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 21 played minutes, Olimpic Spezia's Flavio Travaglini shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dario Del Pizzo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Olimpic Spezia reached it. In the 22nd minute, Armando Tuzzolino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arrigo Loreto hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After 30 played minutes Chieti Calcio Fc got a freekick which was hit by Alberigo Carosella. After 32 minutes of play Olimpic Spezia's Dennis Combi was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The referee gave Chieti Calcio Fc a penalty, 34 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alberigo Carosella, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Olimpic Spezia's Camillo Carbonaro. 1-2. Chieti Calcio Fc's Dario Del Pizzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ennio Cirone in the 37th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Alberigo Carosella 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. Panagiotis Tachtsidis kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ennio Cirone to make the kick off. Ennio Cirone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iulian Perșa kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Fabio De Bartolo fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 59th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. Alberigo Carosella took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Camillo Carbonaro. Camillo Carbonaro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of Olimpic Spezia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chieti Calcio Fc:s goal. The referee gave Chieti Calcio Fc a penalty, 65 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alberigo Carosella, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Olimpic Spezia's Camillo Carbonaro. 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ennio Cirone in the 71st minute of play forced Chieti Calcio Fc's goalkeeper Dario Del Pizzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 74 minutes, Ernesto Spano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chieti Calcio Fc and the Olimpic Spezia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th match minute, Chieti Calcio Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio De Bartolo to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Panagiotis Tachtsidis in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dario Del Pizzo saved Chieti Calcio Fc from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Chieti Calcio Fc's Ernesto Spano got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 85th match minute, Chieti Calcio Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Baratta to maneuver through the defense. After 90 played minutes, Olimpic Spezia's Flavio Travaglini shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dario Del Pizzo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Olimpic Spezia reached it. The audience was convinced that Ennio Cirone's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dario Del Pizzo was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Ennio Cirone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Olimpic Spezia supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Chieti Calcio Fc's performance. The match ended with a win for Chieti Calcio Fc.