League Play-Off

Stadio Bagazzano
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christian Petricca made the kick off which started today's match. After some careless play in the Cosenza Calcio F.C defense, Davide Pavia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fulvio Riccardi. The Cosenza Calcio F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fulvio Riccardi should have stopped the shot. Cosenza Calcio F.C's Fulvio Riccardi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carter Franceschini in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Davide Pavia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulvio Riccardi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cosenza Calcio F.C's goalkeeper Fulvio Riccardi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 19th minute, Carter Franceschini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Inter Milan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Fulvio Riccardi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Davide Pavia's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Cesare Tammaro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Ermanno Pietrangelo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Cesare Tammaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Inter Milan getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Ennio Curti hit a great ball. 36 minutes into the match, Inter Milan's goalkeeper Ermanno Pietrangelo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cesare Tammaro. In the 39th minute Davide Pavia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulvio Riccardi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Davide Pavia made the kick off in the second half. Davide Pavia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Fulvio Riccardi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Pavia in the 60th minute of play forced Cosenza Calcio F.C's goalkeeper Fulvio Riccardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bruno Apicella during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bruno Apicella kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. If Cesare Tammaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferdinando Altobelli's late challenge caught a Inter Milan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferdinando Altobelli helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cosenza Calcio F.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! Arturo Ciolli kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. If Cesare Tammaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the match, Inter Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Petricca came free, but Ermanno Pietrangelo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 84 minutes, Carter Franceschini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Inter Milan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carter Franceschini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arturo Ciolli charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arturo Ciolli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 87th match minute, Inter Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Ciolli to maneuver through the defense. Bruno Apicella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Davide Pavia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Tammaro in the 97th minute of play forced Inter Milan's goalkeeper Ermanno Pietrangelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Inter Milan played a much better game than Cosenza Calcio F.C and deserved their victory. The Cosenza Calcio F.C players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.