League Play-Off

Picchio Stadium
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fabrizio Lenci got the match started through his kick off. AlìBabì FC's Ogün Özsen was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 7th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 12 minutes into the match, Mariano Cesaroni notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of San Nicola's Alberigo Monaco. Alberigo Monaco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 14th match minute, San Nicola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberigo Pensa to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute, Ogün Özsen 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. After having played for 22 minutes, Alberigo Pensa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Nicola's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberigo Pensa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 23rd match minute, San Nicola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Orsini to maneuver through the defense. Fabrizio Lenci's late challenge caught a AlìBabì FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabrizio Lenci helped the player get up and apologised. Fabrizio Lenci kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Aldo Mazzini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrizio Lenci, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Alberto Cavallucci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberigo Monaco having to interfere. Ogün Özsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, San Nicola's Alfonso Cianci got a free kick in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Cesaroni to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in San Nicola's zone, Ogün Özsen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alberigo Monaco came out of the goal and Ogün Özsen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Cesaroni in the 66th minute of play forced San Nicola's goalkeeper Alberigo Monaco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67thth minute of the game Mariano Cesaroni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Nicola's Alberigo Monaco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. AlìBabì FC's Aldo Mazzini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberigo Pensa in the 73rd minute of play. Carlo Panico kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Ogün Özsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Alberigo Monaco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mariano Cesaroni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberigo Monaco having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 90 minutes into the game, when Davide Rosati put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 90th minute of the game. One of AlìBabì FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of San Nicola:s goal. The referee gave San Nicola a penalty, 92 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alfonso Cianci, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AlìBabì FC's Aldo Mazzini. 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Ogün Özsen managed to get in a good position for a shot. AlìBabì FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ogün Özsen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberigo Monaco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. San Nicola were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over AlìBabì FC's much stronger midfield.