League Play-Off

Caio
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Caio's Alex Castellazzi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the game, Davide Ciraci was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Reale's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Caio the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Castellazzi in the 7th minute of play forced Real Reale's goalkeeper Aldo Della Rocca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aldo Della Rocca came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Caio's Cristiano Bertolini. But to his dismay, Cristiano Bertolini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 14th match minute, Caio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvise Marcucci to maneuver through the defense. Alex Castellazzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Aldo Della Rocca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute Alex Castellazzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Della Rocca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Real Reale's Aldo Della Rocca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Real Reale from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Caio's Alex Castellazzi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aldo Della Rocca. That made the score 2-0 after 23 minutes of play. After having played for 28 minutes, Cristiano Bertolini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristiano Bertolini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aldo Della Rocca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alessandro Menna's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Angelo Rava charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Angelo Rava the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Caio booed when Real Reale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Rava didn't get a good kick on the ball. Real Reale's Aldo Della Rocca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Castellazzi in the 39th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Achille Bianchini during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When the match had been going on for 45 minutes, Caio's Aldo Toto 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 Aldo Della Rocca. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Davide Ciraci made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Real Reale's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Bertolini came free, but Aldo Della Rocca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute Alex Castellazzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Della Rocca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 65 minutes of play, Caio's Alex Castellazzi made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aldo Della Rocca was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Real Reale's zone, Cristiano Bertolini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aldo Della Rocca came out of the goal and Cristiano Bertolini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alex Castellazzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Aldo Della Rocca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alex Castellazzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo Della Rocca having to interfere. Aldo Della Rocca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvise Marcucci in the 87th minute of the match. Alex Castellazzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aldo Della Rocca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Castellazzi ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristiano Bertolini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aldo Della Rocca having to make a save. Aldo Della Rocca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Bertolini in the 96th minute of play.