League Play-Off

bakugan stadium
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Comunardo Iannone got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Dario Bertini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Commenda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave bakugan the free kick. A collision led to Commenda getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Dario Bertini hit a great ball. Antonello Puja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Bertini in the 5th minute of the match. If Enzo Giammarino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 9 played minutes bakugan got a freekick which was hit by Igor Owsiak. Antonello Puja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmine Stefano in the 13th minute of play. Antonello Puja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinando Nazzaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When Achille Juliano fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored bakugan's protests and gave Achille Juliano a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to bakugan getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Achille Juliano hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eraldo Ricciuti in the 21st minute of play forced Commenda's goalkeeper Antonello De Lorenzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferdinando Nazzaro hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. bakugan's Antonello Puja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinando Nazzaro in the 24th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ferdinando Nazzaro in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Antonello Puja prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 30 minutes into the match, bakugan's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinando Nazzaro came free, but Antonello Puja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Comunardo Iannone fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored bakugan's protests and gave Comunardo Iannone a yellow card for diving instead. After 35 played minutes bakugan got a freekick which was hit by Comunardo Iannone. Ferdinando Nazzaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonello Puja having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Bertini in the 42nd minute of play forced bakugan's goalkeeper Antonello Puja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonello Puja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinando Nazzaro in the 43rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Comunardo Iannone could shoot a difficult shot in the 45th minute, which Antonello De Lorenzi however easily saved by the left post. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Enzo Giammarino made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Commenda's Enzo Giammarino dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carmine Stefano got free with Antonello Puja in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Antonello Puja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ferdinando Nazzaro in the 62nd minute. Antonello Puja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ferdinando Nazzaro in the 64th minute. A collision led to bakugan getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Alfredo Valente hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Commenda's Armando Locatelli got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute of the match Eraldo Ricciuti shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antonello De Lorenzi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Antonello Puja was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Enzo Giammarino showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 75 minute of play. Enzo Giammarino kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After 87 minutes of play, Commenda's Ferdinando Nazzaro made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antonello Puja was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ferdinando Nazzaro kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Antonello De Lorenzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eraldo Ricciuti, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The Commenda players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.