League Play-Off

Stadio San Ciro
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ciro Petrucci took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 minutes, Edmondo Molinari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gameragna and the Portici players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 3 played minutes Gameragna got a freekick which was hit by Edmondo Molinari. The audience thought a goal was coming when Angelo Nero got free with Anthony Rallo in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Gameragna getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Fabio Topatigh hit a great ball. Armando Urbani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anthony Rallo having to make a save. Armin Scafati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Petrucci in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Petrucci in the 24th minute of play forced Portici's goalkeeper Armin Scafati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armin Scafati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Petrucci in the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Biagio Domina got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Armando Urbani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, Gameragna's goalkeeper Anthony Rallo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Angelo Nero. 33 minutes into the match, Gameragna's goalkeeper Anthony Rallo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Angelo Nero. Biagio Domina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armin Scafati having to interfere. Armin Scafati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Biagio Domina, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Armando Urbani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armando Urbani to make the kick off. Ciro Petrucci kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Armando Urbani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armin Scafati made an important save on a dangerous shot by Biagio Domina in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute Armando Urbani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anthony Rallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angelo Nero struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Anthony Rallo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Portici. In the 69th minute, Biagio Domina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gameragna fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. During the 72nd minute of the match Edmondo Molinari completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Edmondo Molinari a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 72nd minute, Edmondo Molinari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armando Urbani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anthony Rallo having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 77 minutes into the game, when Emiliano Fabrizio put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Gameragna:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Portici:s goal. In the 79th minute there was a penalty for Portici. Amedeo Hell stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Anthony Rallo. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Gameragna's zone, Armando Urbani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anthony Rallo came out of the goal and Armando Urbani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anthony Rallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Nero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Portici fans cheered their team off the field, for while Gameragna had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.