League Play-Off

Stadio Paltana
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Paltana FC were furious when Demetrio Mandara was red carded, 8 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 8 minutes into the game, one of Paltana FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 10th minute there was a penalty for Parma fc. Elia Padula stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cosimo Baldassarre. 0-1. Fulvio Iachini took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cosimo Baldassarre. Cosimo Baldassarre dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Cosimo Baldassarre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Furino in the 20th minute of play. After some careless play in the Parma fc defense, Domenico Santacroce kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dino Pallotta. The Parma fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dino Pallotta should have stopped the shot. In the 23rd match minute, Paltana FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Malandra to maneuver through the defense. Fulvio Iachini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Cosimo Baldassarre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cosimo Baldassarre didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Parma fc's Cosimo Biavati shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Cosimo Baldassarre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosimo Biavati, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Cosimo Biavati might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cosimo Baldassarre. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cosimo Biavati ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fulvio Iachini in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cosimo Baldassarre saved Paltana FC from getting behind. 46 minutes into the match, Paltana FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cosimo Biavati came free, but Cosimo Baldassarre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 48 minutes into the game, Cosimo Biavati cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Cosimo Baldassarre was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half Parma fc were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Fulvio Iachini in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cosimo Baldassarre, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cosimo Baldassarre came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Parma fc's Fulvio Iachini. But to his dismay, Fulvio Iachini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Fulvio Iachini's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Cosimo Baldassarre skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Paltana FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Corrado Vitale hit a great ball. Dino Pallotta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corrado Vitale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fulvio Iachini's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Cosimo Baldassarre skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cosimo Baldassarre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosimo Biavati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Domenico Santacroce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Dino Pallotta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cosimo Baldassarre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosimo Biavati in the 96th minute of the match. Elia Padula took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 98th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cosimo Baldassarre. Paltana FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 98 minutes, Eugenio Mazzone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paltana FC and the Parma fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. When the match was over Parma fc could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Paltana FC throughout the match.