League Play-Off

Stadio Viganego
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. Felice Santarelli started the match with the kick off. Alessandro Santo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felice Santarelli in the 3rd minute of play. In the 6thth minute of the game Franco Caroli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RealFinalPia's Francesco Cammarota was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eugenio Gentili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alessandro Santo having to interfere. Frank Tarquini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Franco Caroli 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. Alessandro Santo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felice Santarelli in the 17th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the game, Elia Caponera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RealFinalPia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Viganego the free kick. In the 18th minute, Elia Caponera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franco Caroli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th match minute, RealFinalPia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto De Francesco to maneuver through the defense. RealFinalPia's Francesco Cammarota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save RealFinalPia from getting a goal against them. Frank Tarquini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francesco Cammarota having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Tarquini got free with Francesco Cammarota in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Viganego's Franco Caroli in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RealFinalPia's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Gentili in the 40th minute of play forced Viganego's goalkeeper Alessandro Santo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Tarquini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Francesco Cammarota made a huge save. Frank Tarquini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Franco Caroli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Francesco Cammarota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 48 minutes into the match, Viganego's goal looked a bit too open when Felice Santarelli came free, but Alessandro Santo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Franco Caroli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Emiliano Oriali hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felice Santarelli in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alessandro Santo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to RealFinalPia getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Armin Colombo hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in RealFinalPia's zone, Franco Caroli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francesco Cammarota came out of the goal and Franco Caroli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Franco Caroli succeeded in the game's 60th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Felice Santarelli managed to get in a good position for a shot. RealFinalPia's supporters rose to their feet, but Felice Santarelli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alessandro Santo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Felice Santarelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alessandro Santo having to interfere. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind RealFinalPia's goalkeeper Francesco Cammarota, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alberto De Francesco kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Francesco Cammarota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Tarquini in the 89th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Viganego's Emiliano Oriali got a free kick in the 93rd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the RealFinalPia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Viganego.