League Play-Off

Delle Aquile
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniele Lazzaro started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Attilio Gervasi during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Attilio Gervasi hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the match, FC Aquile Laziali's goal looked a bit too open when Ermanno Andreoli came free, but Emilio Calcio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniele Lazzaro in the 8th minute of play forced FC Aquile Laziali's goalkeeper Emilio Calcio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Nasce Cresce Correa getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Elia Balboni hit a great ball. FC Aquile Laziali's attentive Fortunato Pietrini managed to snatch the ball when Cosimo Marinetti made a throw-in in the 19th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amerigo Pettinelli during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amerigo Pettinelli kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After 21 minutes, Davide Ferraresi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Aquile Laziali and the Nasce Cresce Correa players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Aquile Laziali's Davide Ferraresi got a free kick in the 21st minute. 31 minutes into the match, Alvaro Burelli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armando Fiorentino. Nasce Cresce Correa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvaro Burelli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. If Alvaro Burelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Nasce Cresce Correa's zone, Fortunato Pietrini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Fiorentino came out of the goal and Fortunato Pietrini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Fortunato Pietrini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute, Fortunato Pietrini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Attilio Gervasi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Armando Fiorentino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

Fortunato Pietrini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 53 minutes into the match, Nasce Cresce Correa's goal looked a bit too open when Fortunato Pietrini came free, but Armando Fiorentino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Fortunato Pietrini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Aquile Laziali's Demetrio Andreozzi got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fortunato Pietrini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Fiorentino having to interfere. Nasce Cresce Correa's Armando Fiorentino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fortunato Pietrini in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Fortunato Pietrini 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. If Fortunato Pietrini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniele Lazzaro in the 69th minute of play forced FC Aquile Laziali's goalkeeper Emilio Calcio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberigo Toto was shown his second yellow card after 73 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Alberigo Toto kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. When Attilio Gervasi came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the FC Aquile Laziali 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 Gervasi couldn't finish the play. Fortunato Pietrini struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Armando Fiorentino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Aquile Laziali. Armando Fiorentino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Burelli in the 82nd minute of play. After 83 played minutes Nasce Cresce Correa got a freekick which was hit by Elia Balboni. Alvaro Burelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Armando Fiorentino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fortunato Pietrini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Armando Fiorentino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th match minute, FC Aquile Laziali was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fortunato Pietrini to maneuver through the defense. When Amerigo Gerola came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Nasce Cresce Correa 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 Amerigo Gerola couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of FC Aquile Laziali:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nasce Cresce Correa:s goal. When the match had been going on for 96 minutes, Nasce Cresce Correa's Amerigo Gerola got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Emilio Calcio. FC Aquile Laziali were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.