League Play-Off

Bagnara
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabiano Di Girolamo started the match with the kick off. When Anselmo Campana fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cavriago's protests and gave Anselmo Campana a yellow card for diving instead. Adriano Festa was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 4th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Eugenio Caroli was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 10 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Bagnara FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Cavriago:s goal. In the 12th minute there was a penalty for Cavriago. Anselmo Campana stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Frank Graziani. 1-1. Frank Graziani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elia Coco, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 26th minute Elia Coco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Graziani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elia Coco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Frank Graziani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Cristoforo Censi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Elia Coco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristoforo Censi kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Bagnara FC's Ercole Di Crescenzo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Carter Di Claudio. Carter Di Claudio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cristoforo Censi was the one to do the kick off. Carter Di Claudio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristoforo Censi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristoforo Censi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Carter Di Claudio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alberto Lozzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristoforo Censi 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. In the 64th minute Alberto Lozzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carter Di Claudio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Cavriago's zone, Cristoforo Censi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carter Di Claudio came out of the goal and Cristoforo Censi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Cristoforo Censi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carter Di Claudio was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Alberto Lozzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carter Di Claudio having to interfere. Frank Graziani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Di Girolamo in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85thth minute of the game Cristoforo Censi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cavriago's Carter Di Claudio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cavriago's zone, Bianco Della Torre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carter Di Claudio came out of the goal and Bianco Della Torre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cavriago's Carter Di Claudio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristoforo Censi in the 89th minute of play. Bagnara FC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Cavriago to leave the ground with a draw.