League Play-Off

Redecesio
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christian Cirulli took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 minutes, Ernesto De Cristofaro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Redecesio and the LIVERPOLLIO FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Redecesio getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Ernesto De Cristofaro hit a great ball. Christian Cirulli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmondo Maiorano in the 16th minute of play forced Redecesio's goalkeeper Fortunato Di Cesare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eraldo Travaglini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fortunato Di Cesare having to interfere. Aldo Tomei kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Fortunato Di Cesare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eraldo Travaglini in the 19th minute of the match. Christian Cirulli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anselmo Giansante made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciccio Eleuteri in the 28th minute. If Christian Cirulli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Cirulli in the 32nd minute of play forced LIVERPOLLIO FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Giansante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Cirulli in the 34th minute of play forced LIVERPOLLIO FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Giansante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Cirulli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anselmo Giansante having to interfere. 38 minutes into the game, Christian Cirulli recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Anselmo Giansante. Christian Cirulli showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 45th minute, Christian Cirulli 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. After a defensive mix-up in LIVERPOLLIO FC's zone, Ciccio Eleuteri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anselmo Giansante came out of the goal and Ciccio Eleuteri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ernesto De Cristofaro kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmondo Maiorano in the 52nd minute of play forced Redecesio's goalkeeper Fortunato Di Cesare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciccio Eleuteri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Anselmo Giansante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christian Cirulli took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anselmo Giansante. Anselmo Giansante 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. Anselmo Giansante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Cirulli in the 64th minute of play. When Diego Di Febo fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Redecesio's protests and gave Diego Di Febo a yellow card for diving instead. After 73 played minutes Redecesio got a freekick which was hit by Diego Di Febo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmondo Maiorano in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fortunato Di Cesare saved Redecesio from getting behind. Eraldo Travaglini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Fortunato Di Cesare made a huge save. After 88 minutes, Federico Tocchetto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Redecesio and the LIVERPOLLIO FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Federico Tocchetto kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Alex Polidori sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Redecesio's Fortunato Di Cesare didn't even have to move. After 94 minutes of play, Redecesio's Christian Cirulli made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anselmo Giansante was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Redecesio had won after a very even match.