League Play-Off

Urago Mella
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ernesto Pedroni got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Ernesto Pedroni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Comunardo Iacobucci was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 7 minutes into the game, Emilio Vespucci was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Forlimpopoli FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Urago Mella the free kick. The supporters of Urago Mella booed when Forlimpopoli FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilio Vespucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ciro Arioli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Claudio Imperatrice made a precise shot to the right of Comunardo Iacobucci. Urago Mella's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Ciro Arioli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Forlimpopoli FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Claudio Imperatrice hit a great ball. If Ernesto Pedroni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Comunardo Iacobucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Pedroni in the 44th minute of the match. After the first half Forlimpopoli FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Ciro Arioli made the kick off in the second half. Emilio Vespucci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Comunardo Iacobucci made a huge save. Elia Mazzola hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute Ernesto Pedroni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Comunardo Iacobucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Demetrio Di Florio got free with Comunardo Iacobucci in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Comunardo Iacobucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Pedroni in the 58th minute of the match. Comunardo Iacobucci didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emilio Vespucci went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Dave Albanesi made in the 64th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Urago Mella's Elia Mazzola. Comunardo Iacobucci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emilio Vespucci in the 70th minute. Ernesto Pedroni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Comunardo Iacobucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Forlimpopoli FC's Ernesto Pedroni slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Comunardo Iacobucci. That made the score 0-4 after 72 minutes of play. Claudio Imperatrice sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The throw-in from Dave Albanesi in the 81st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Urago Mella's Elia Mazzola. Ciro Arioli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Francesco Travaglini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 86 minutes, Ciro Arioli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Urago Mella and the Forlimpopoli FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Urago Mella's Ciro Arioli got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Forlimpopoli FC's goalkeeper Francesco Travaglini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Francesco Travaglini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Arioli in the 89th minute of the match. In the 93rd match minute, Forlimpopoli FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilio Vespucci to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute Ciro Arioli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Travaglini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Urago Mella supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Forlimpopoli FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Forlimpopoli FC.