League Play-Off

Ruata Chiusani
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) When Cosimo Villa came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Perugia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cosimo Villa couldn't finish the play. An unexpected shot in the 6th minute by Aldo Alessandrini got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Angelo Di Salvatore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bernardo Lorefice charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernardo Lorefice the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Aldo Alessandrini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Angelo Di Salvatore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Cesare Fiordelisi fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Perugia's protests and gave Cesare Fiordelisi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Perugia getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Felice Boccanera hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Angelo Di Salvatore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrea Baruffa was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. After having played for 40 minutes, Angelo Di Salvatore managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ruata Chiusani FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Angelo Di Salvatore was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 41 played minutes Perugia got a freekick which was hit by Fulvio Walcher. Andrea Baruffa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aldo Alessandrini in the 43rd minute. Cosimo Villa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cosimo Villa to make the kick off. Andrea Baruffa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Di Salvatore in the 56th minute of play. Aldo Alessandrini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 61 minutes into the match, Ruata Chiusani FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cosimo Villa came free, but Enzo Andreola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fulvio Walcher's late challenge caught a Ruata Chiusani FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fulvio Walcher helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th minute, Fulvio Walcher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th match minute, Perugia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulvio Walcher to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Aldo Alessandrini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ruata Chiusani FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. When Cosimo Villa came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Perugia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cosimo Villa couldn't finish the play. If Angelo Di Salvatore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Enzo Andreola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Villa in the 95th minute of play.