League Play-Off

OLIMPICO DI ROMA
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alfonso Volpe made the kick off which started today's match. Cristiano Tullio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Davide Padula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anfilogino Giacomozzi in the 14th minute of play forced A.S ROMA's goalkeeper Federico Fini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dave Lucente in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Federico Fini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Anfilogino Giacomozzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Fini having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Lucente in the 18th minute of play forced A.S ROMA's goalkeeper Federico Fini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfonso Volpe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davide Padula having to interfere. Davide Padula showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Volpe, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Anfilogino Giacomozzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Fini having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dave Lucente in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Federico Fini saved A.S ROMA from getting behind. Alfonso Volpe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Davide Padula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anfilogino Giacomozzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 44 minutes into the game, Cristiano Tullio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.S ROMA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Borgolombardo AFC the free kick. In the 44th match minute, A.S ROMA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Tullio to maneuver through the defense. Arrigo Sansoni kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dave Lucente made a kick off. Anfilogino Giacomozzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Borgolombardo AFC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Anfilogino Giacomozzi hit a great ball. Anfilogino Giacomozzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Fini having to interfere. Dave Lucente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Federico Fini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Borgolombardo AFC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Daniele Santagata hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the game, Alfonso Volpe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Davide Padula was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 80 played minutes A.S ROMA got a freekick which was hit by Fulvio Caniglia. Dave Lucente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Fini having to interfere. Dave Lucente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, A.S ROMA's Federico Fini got control of the ball when Anfilogino Giacomozzi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Alfonso Volpe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Davide Padula. Borgolombardo AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfonso Volpe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Anfilogino Giacomozzi struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Federico Fini didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Borgolombardo AFC. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind A.S ROMA's goalkeeper Federico Fini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The A.S ROMA players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.