League Play-Off

Stadio Lobo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ciro Finocchio made the kick off which started today's match. Ciro Finocchio hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. If Ciro Finocchio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adriano Cancemi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Finocchio, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Adriano Cancemi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinando Di Croce in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Ferdinando Di Croce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciro Finocchio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Adriano Cancemi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Lobo Team's Donato Cilli got a free kick in the 36th minute. 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.

The wind increased when Alfonso Falasca made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Altichiero defense, Elia Cimino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Concetto Toppi. The Altichiero fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Concetto Toppi should have stopped the shot. In the 61st minute, Alfonso Falasca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lobo Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. When Ciro Finocchio came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Altichiero 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 Ciro Finocchio couldn't finish the play. Bianco Pugliese recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ciro Finocchio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Cancemi having to interfere. If Bianco Pugliese had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adriano Cancemi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Finocchio in the 77th minute of play. In the 86th minute Ciro Finocchio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano Cancemi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 90 played minutes Lobo Team got a freekick which was hit by Andrea Gagliano. Adriano Cancemi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Finocchio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Lobo Team's zone, Bianco Pugliese stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adriano Cancemi came out of the goal and Bianco Pugliese tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Altichiero players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Lobo Team.