League Play-Off

Stadio di Acilia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ferdinando Benedetti made the kick off and thus started the match. If Ferdinando Benedetti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Elia Tundo fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cármine's protests and gave Elia Tundo a yellow card for diving instead. 7 minutes into the game, one of Cármine:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Frank Lauria placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Ferdinando Benedetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Tostão do Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cármine's goalkeeper Tostão do Valle, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 20 minutes in the game, Ferdinando Benedetti fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Tostão do Valle having to interfere. Ferdinando Benedetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Carmine Bonsignore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 29 played minutes Cármine got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Di Fiore. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinando Benedetti in the 32nd minute of play forced Cármine's goalkeeper Tostão do Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Ferdinando Benedetti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tostão do Valle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Ferdinando Benedetti dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tostão do Valle, 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabio Di Fiore to make the kick off. A collision led to Cármine getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Fabiano Liberatore hit a great ball. Ferdinando Benedetti might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tostão do Valle. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ferdinando Benedetti ran back to his position shaking his head. Tostão do Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmine Bonsignore in the 57th minute of the match. Fabio Di Fiore charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabio Di Fiore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 57 played minutes Cármine got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Di Fiore. Tostão do Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinando Benedetti in the 61st minute of the match. Alberigo Mattei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabiano Liberatore, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The corner ended in Elia Tundo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SC PaulNewman's Alberigo Mattei did a great save. Fabio Di Fiore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, SC PaulNewman's Alessio Di Mario got a free kick in the 68th minute. If Fabio Di Fiore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Attilio Pierucci's late challenge caught a Cármine's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Attilio Pierucci helped the player get up and apologised. Attilio Pierucci hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Cármine's Fabio Di Fiore got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tostão do Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinando Benedetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Ferdinando Benedetti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tostão do Valle having to interfere. Tostão do Valle stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ferdinando Benedetti's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Cármine's Tostão do Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinando Benedetti in the 88th minute of play. Ferdinando Benedetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Tostão do Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ferdinando Benedetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Tostão do Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.