League Play-Off

Stadio Cabanette
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Cabanette FC's Filippo Massaro got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Attilio Caiola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Ferruccio Panza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 8 minutes of play, Saddam Fc's Attilio Caiola made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ferruccio Panza was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Saddam Fc's Aldo Bertolini got control of the ball when Amerigo Marra tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aldo Bertolini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippo Massaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Cabanette FC's zone, Attilio Caiola stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ferruccio Panza came out of the goal and Attilio Caiola tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Amos Lauro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saddam Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Amos Lauro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ferruccio Panza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 27 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 Anfilogino De Bartolo. Ferruccio Panza came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Saddam Fc's Attilio Caiola. But to his dismay, Attilio Caiola quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Aldo Bertolini successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 33rd minute of the match, Anfilogino De Bartolo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aldo Bertolini was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Amerigo Marra hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Ferruccio Panza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attilio Caiola in the 39th minute of the match. If Attilio Caiola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Carter Di Lorenzo came up free with the goalie in the 44th 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 Carter Di Lorenzo couldn't finish the play.

Anfilogino De Bartolo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 54 minutes into the match, Cabanette FC's Fausto Ballerini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aldo Bertolini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Attilio Caiola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferruccio Panza was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Ferruccio Panza didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 62nd minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. Attilio Caiola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Ferruccio Panza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes in the game, Carter Di Lorenzo fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ferruccio Panza having to interfere. Attilio Caiola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferruccio Panza having to interfere. In the 75th match minute, Cabanette FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amerigo Marra to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Attilio Caiola 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. Ferruccio Panza was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cristoforo Liberati. Aldo Bertolini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amerigo Marra, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After having played for 82 minutes, Attilio Caiola managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saddam Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Attilio Caiola was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 86 played minutes Saddam Fc got a freekick which was hit by Cristoforo Liberati. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Saddam Fc walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.