League Play-Off

Saddam Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Antonello Chiappini started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute, Cosimo Galeone made a precise shot to the right of Aldo Bertolini. Saddam Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Aldo Bertolini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosimo Galeone, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Saddam Fc's Flavio Sforza seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Flavio Sforza the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Saddam Fc protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Flavio Sforza had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 11th minute, one of Saddam Fc: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 Saddam Fc. The referee gave Soffiano a penalty, 14 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Francesco Altobelli, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Saddam Fc's Aldo Bertolini. 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alex Catena during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alex Catena kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Soffiano's goalkeeper Alvaro Salomone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Saddam Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Celli came free, but Aldo Bertolini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the game, Antonello Chiappini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Aldo Bertolini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Soffiano's Francesco Altobelli couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 31st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Saddam Fc. 33 minutes into the match, Saddam Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Antonello Chiappini came free, but Aldo Bertolini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Soffiano's zone, Carter Di Lorenzo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alvaro Salomone came out of the goal and Carter Di Lorenzo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 40 played minutes Soffiano got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Polito. Amos Lauro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Alvaro Salomone made a huge save. Carter Di Lorenzo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alvaro Salomone having to make a save. In the 47th minute, Attilio Caiola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Attilio Caiola stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Attilio Caiola made a precise shot to the right of Alvaro Salomone. Soffiano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 59 minutes in the game, Antonello Chiappini dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Alvaro Salomone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Attilio Caiola, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. When Attilio Caiola came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Saddam Fc 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 Attilio Caiola couldn't finish the play. Flavio Polito hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the match, Saddam Fc's goalkeeper Aldo Bertolini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cosimo Galeone. In the 84th minute, Attilio Caiola ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alvaro Salomone was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. Carter Di Lorenzo scored 4-4 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alvaro Salomone, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aldo Bertolini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonello Chiappini in the 92nd minute of the match. After 94 minutes of play, Saddam Fc's Attilio Caiola made it 5-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alvaro Salomone was left in no man's land by his defense there!