League Play-Off

Stadio Ercolano
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alex Orsini started the match with the kick off. Corrado Baresi made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Ennio Bozzelli sent off a good shot on target. In the 4th match minute, FC JUVENTUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beppe Pazienza to maneuver through the defense. After 5 played minutes FC JUVENTUS got a freekick which was hit by Beppe Pazienza. If Ennio Bozzelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 7 played minutes Ercolano got a freekick which was hit by Florian Menichini. Florian Menichini kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, FC JUVENTUS's Diego Saraceni tried to score from far away in the 10th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Beppe Diana managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC JUVENTUS's supporters rose to their feet, but Beppe Diana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felice Braccia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aldo Di Paola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felice Braccia having to interfere. Beppe Diana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Felice Braccia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Beppe Diana 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. Felice Braccia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aldo Di Paola went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 26 minutes, Aldo Di Paola managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC JUVENTUS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aldo Di Paola was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Di Paola in the 40th minute of play forced Ercolano's goalkeeper Felice Braccia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Beppe Diana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Felice Braccia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Beppe Diana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Beppe Diana to make the kick off. A collision led to FC JUVENTUS getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Beppe Signoretti hit a great ball. Corrado Baresi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Orsini in the 56th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, FC JUVENTUS's goal looked a bit too open when Ennio Bozzelli came free, but Corrado Baresi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 played minutes Ercolano got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Rossetti. Beppe Diana took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Felice Braccia. Felice Braccia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. If Beppe Diana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Ercolano's Felice Braccia got control of the ball when Aldo Di Paola tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 93 minutes, Aldo Di Paola managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC JUVENTUS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aldo Di Paola was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ercolano's Ennio Bozzelli got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.