League Play-Off

Roncolo
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ercole Lusi took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Ercole Lusi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 8 minutes, Ferruccio Citrullo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roncolo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferruccio Citrullo 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 10th minute, Ercole Lusi fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Edmondo Tomasso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Biscotti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Di Fiore kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. When Elia Biscotti came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Bizzozero 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 Elia Biscotti couldn't finish the play. After 32 played minutes Roncolo got a freekick which was hit by Anfilogino Benvenuto. Elia Biscotti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmondo Tomasso having to interfere. Edmondo Tomasso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elia Biscotti in the 42nd minute of the match. 46 minutes into the game, Bizzozero's Elia Biscotti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edmondo Tomasso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emanuele Giampietro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Ercole Lusi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anfilogino Sciarretta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domenico De Fina during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th match minute, Bizzozero was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domenico De Fina to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the match, Bizzozero's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Lusi came free, but Anfilogino Sciarretta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 60 played minutes Bizzozero got a freekick which was hit by Alex Caruso. 63 minutes into the game, Dino Circelli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Roncolo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bizzozero the free kick. In the 63rd minute, one of Roncolo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Roncolo. Anfilogino Sciarretta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ercole Lusi, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ercole Lusi in the 77th minute of play forced Bizzozero's goalkeeper Anfilogino Sciarretta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Emanuele Giampietro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emanuele Giampietro succeeded in the game's 82nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-3. The audience was convinced that Ercole Lusi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anfilogino Sciarretta was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ercole Lusi in the 93rd minute of play forced Bizzozero's goalkeeper Anfilogino Sciarretta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuele Giampietro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Edmondo Tomasso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ercole Lusi came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the Roncolo 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 Ercole Lusi couldn't finish the play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.