League Play-Off

Croara
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bogdan Mateescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ernesto Toschi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniele Di Martino in the 6th minute of the match. Ernesto Toschi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniele Di Martino in the 9th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Roma Galaxy's Eric Vallengren got a free kick in the 10th minute. Bogdan Mateescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Dave Giacomini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bogdan Mateescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aldo Trinca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Dave Giacomini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Palestro's goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Mateescu came free, but Dave Giacomini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Roma Galaxy booed when Palestro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Antico didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Cerri during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Palestro getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Alfredo Cerri hit a great ball. In the 26th match minute, Palestro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Petricca to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Palestro booed when Roma Galaxy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Pocobello didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ernesto Toschi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Petricca in the 31st minute of the match. Dave Giacomini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aldo Trinca in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Petricca in the 39th minute of play forced Roma Galaxy's goalkeeper Ernesto Toschi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th match minute, Palestro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corrado Donadoni to maneuver through the defense. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Corrado Donadoni to strike the kick off in the second half. Ernesto Toschi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corrado Donadoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aldo Trinca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Dave Giacomini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 57 played minutes Palestro got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Antico. After having played for 59 minutes, Bogdan Mateescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roma Galaxy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bogdan Mateescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd minute, Arturo Petricca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Palestro's zone, Bogdan Mateescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dave Giacomini came out of the goal and Bogdan Mateescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardo Antico during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th minute, Bernardo Antico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bogdan Mateescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dave Giacomini having to make a save. Ernesto Toschi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Corrado Donadoni in the 73rd minute. After a rather tough play, Palestro's Arturo Rosato got a free kick in the 75th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Roma Galaxy's goal looked a bit too open when Corrado Donadoni came free, but Ernesto Toschi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diego Pocobello charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diego Pocobello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Roma Galaxy getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Diego Pocobello hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Palestro's Bruno Pantani tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Ernesto Toschi was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Corrado Donadoni capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Corrado Donadoni really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. Alfredo Cerri hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. When Bogdan Mateescu came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Roma Galaxy 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 Bogdan Mateescu couldn't finish the play.