League Play-Off

Castelceriolo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christian Zarillo made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Fabio Massimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ettore Franco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 minutes, Christian Zarillo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CAVESE and the Celincordia 2 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Christian Zarillo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Edoardo Petrosino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Zarillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 16 minutes into the game, when Amerigo Mirto put in a rough tackle. The goalkeeper, Edoardo Petrosino, was totally fooled by CAVESE's Alfonso Soccio, who 18 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 21st minute, Enrico Napoleone left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Celincordia 2 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Christian Zarillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ettore Franco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Enrico Napoleone went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Alberigo Di Croce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Ettore Franco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enrico Napoleone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Ettore Franco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dario Di Toro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Carlo Barchiesi came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Celincordia 2 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 Carlo Barchiesi couldn't finish the play. 46 minutes into the game, Celincordia 2's Enrico Napoleone nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ettore Franco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Enrico Napoleone made a kick off. A collision led to Celincordia 2 getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Dario Di Toro hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alberigo Di Croce during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. CAVESE's Christian Zarillo got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for CAVESE! In the 73rd minute there was a penalty for Celincordia 2. Aurelio Lucchetti stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ettore Franco. 1-4. Emanuele Falcone hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Ettore Franco had great luck who in the 79thth minute grab hold of the ball when Enrico Napoleone from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. A collision led to CAVESE getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Aurelio Danza hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in CAVESE's zone, Enrico Napoleone stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ettore Franco came out of the goal and Enrico Napoleone tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Dario Di Toro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ettore Franco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrico Napoleone in the 83rd minute of play. When Emanuele Falcone fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CAVESE's protests and gave Emanuele Falcone a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to CAVESE getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Emanuele Falcone hit a great ball. If Enrico Napoleone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carter Eleuteri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ettore Franco having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter Eleuteri in the 90th minute of play forced CAVESE's goalkeeper Ettore Franco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Enrico Napoleone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ettore Franco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Christian Zarillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edoardo Petrosino was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, CAVESE's Emanuele Falcone got a free kick in the 98th minute. In the 99th minute, Aurelio Lucchetti sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and CAVESE's Ettore Franco didn't even have to move. Celincordia 2 played a much better game than CAVESE and deserved their victory. The CAVESE players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.