League Play-Off

Stadio Preganziol
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Porto Corsini's Dave Magliocco 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. Carlo Cappucci recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ettore Moriggi hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlo Cappucci in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alex Caniglia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dave Magliocco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Emiliano Leone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 20 played minutes Italian Soccer Heart Utd got a freekick which was hit by Dino Casale. In the 21st minute of the match Ettore Malinconico sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emiliano Leone skillfully saved the ball. In the 23rd minute, Dave Magliocco made a precise shot to the right of Emiliano Leone. Italian Soccer Heart Utd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Emiliano Leone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ettore Moriggi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dave Magliocco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Porto Corsini's Alex Caniglia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlo Cappucci in the 35th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Italian Soccer Heart Utd's corner Dino Casale fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alex Caniglia quite easily take care of the ball. Anselmo Sacchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Cappucci in the 47th minute of play forced Porto Corsini's goalkeeper Alex Caniglia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlo Cappucci to make the kick off. With a little luck, Italian Soccer Heart Utd's Emiliano Leone got control of the ball when Amedeo Angelici tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Italian Soccer Heart Utd's zone, Dave Magliocco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Leone came out of the goal and Dave Magliocco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Italian Soccer Heart Utd's zone, Anselmo Sacchi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Leone came out of the goal and Anselmo Sacchi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Dave Magliocco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emiliano Leone was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Emiliano Leone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anselmo Sacchi in the 71st minute. Dave Magliocco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute of the match Concetto Santo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alex Caniglia skillfully saved the ball. Anselmo Sacchi in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emiliano Leone, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 83rd minute, Angelo Campitelli 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. Alex Caniglia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Campitelli in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Carlo Cappucci notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Porto Corsini's Alex Caniglia. Alex Caniglia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emiliano Leone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Magliocco, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Porto Corsini's Ettore Moriggi got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Porto Corsini players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.