League Play-Off

San Lucia
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute, Ferruccio Ottaviani 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. In the 11th minute, Flavio Lusi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. San Lucia's Bernardo Egger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fortunato Scarcella in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute Alessandro Rotolo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Egger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Francesco Di Pasquale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ferruccio Ottaviani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Anselmo Marra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferruccio Ottaviani in the 25th minute of play forced Pavia's goalkeeper Anselmo Marra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Pavia defense, Ferruccio Ottaviani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anselmo Marra. The Pavia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anselmo Marra should have stopped the shot. Alessandro Rotolo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bianco Giansante took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anselmo Marra. Anselmo Marra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Bianco Giansante recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bernardo Egger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Rotolo in the 44th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fortunato Scarcella was the one to do the kick off. Ferruccio Ottaviani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anselmo Marra having to interfere. Bernardo Egger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fortunato Scarcella in the 56th minute of play. Alessandro Rotolo in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bernardo Egger, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of Pavia booed when San Lucia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Corelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. When San Lucia's Ferruccio Ottaviani in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pavia's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frank Trabucco during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Alessandro Rotolo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernesto Corelli charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernesto Corelli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, San Lucia's Ernesto Corelli got a free kick in the 79th minute. Alessandro Rotolo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Bernardo Egger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Trabucco in the 82nd minute of play forced San Lucia's goalkeeper Bernardo Egger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, San Lucia's Bernardo Egger got control of the ball when Alessandro Rotolo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Alessandro Rotolo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pavia's supporters rose to their feet, but Alessandro Rotolo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardo Egger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bernardo Egger made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Alessandro Rotolo sent off a good shot on target. Fortunato Scarcella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Egger having to interfere. Ernesto Corelli struck a weak shot in the 98th minute. Anselmo Marra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for San Lucia. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pavia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for San Lucia.