League Play-Off

TerraSanta Stadium
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlo Piscopo started the match with the kick off. Ettore Conforti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Piscopo in the 3rd minute of play. Fabiano Melani charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabiano Melani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th match minute, Capa Capan F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabiano Melani to maneuver through the defense. After 7 played minutes Capa Capan F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Edoardo Gerola. Ettore Conforti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlo Piscopo in the 8th minute of the match. Ettore Conforti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlo Piscopo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alessio Petruzzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Carlo Piscopo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ettore Conforti came out and tried to block the shot, but Carlo Piscopo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 32nd minute. Ettore Conforti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aldo Serra in the 36th minute. Christian Baratta hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Emiliano Ranalli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Capa Capan F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Emiliano Ranalli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sylwester Kasperowicz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Betlemme fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when Betlemme's Aldo Serra looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ettore Conforti made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Aldo Serra sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alessio Petruzzi to strike the kick off in the second half. When Aldo Serra came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Betlemme 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 Aldo Serra couldn't finish the play. Dennis Di Giulio hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Ettore Conforti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Serra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Piscopo in the 61st minute of play forced Capa Capan F.C.'s goalkeeper Ettore Conforti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68thth minute of the game Aldo Serra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Capa Capan F.C.'s Ettore Conforti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Capa Capan F.C.'s Ettore Conforti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Serra in the 70th minute of play. Aldo Serra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emiliano Ranalli charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emiliano Ranalli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sylwester Kasperowicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emiliano Ranalli in the 79th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Capa Capan F.C.'s zone, Aldo Serra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ettore Conforti came out of the goal and Aldo Serra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Capa Capan F.C.'s goalkeeper Ettore Conforti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Alessio Petruzzi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sylwester Kasperowicz. That made the score 2-1 in the 95 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Betlemme had won after a very even match.