League Play-Off

Paltana
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Biagio Negrini made the kick off which started today's match. Biagio Negrini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Aurelio Clementi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the game, Antonio Oriali cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ferdinando Ruscitti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anfilogino Graziano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferdinando Ruscitti having to interfere. Ferdinando Ruscitti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anfilogino Graziano in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Biagio Negrini in the 23rd minute of play forced Paltana's goalkeeper Aurelio Clementi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Antonio Oriali managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paltana's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonio Oriali was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ferdinando Ruscitti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 27th minute, Biagio Negrini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cellatica FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 30th minute Carter Minichiello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdinando Ruscitti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Biagio Negrini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Paltana getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Franco Colaneri hit a great ball. Biagio Negrini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Clementi having to interfere. Aurelio Clementi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Scacchi in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute Biagio Negrini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Clementi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anfilogino Graziano to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Anfilogino Graziano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferdinando Ruscitti was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. If Anfilogino Graziano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angelo Scacchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Aurelio Clementi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anfilogino Graziano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferdinando Ruscitti having to interfere. Biagio Negrini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Clementi having to interfere. Antonio Oriali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ferdinando Ruscitti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Dario Iannucci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anfilogino Graziano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferdinando Ruscitti having to interfere. When Anfilogino Graziano came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Paltana 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 Anfilogino Graziano couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Antonio Oriali managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paltana's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonio Oriali was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ferdinando Ruscitti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 83 minutes into the match, Angelo Scacchi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aurelio Clementi. Paltana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angelo Scacchi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Aurelio Clementi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Biagio Negrini in the 89th minute of play. Aurelio Clementi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Biagio Negrini in the 91st minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Cellatica FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Oriali came free, but Ferdinando Ruscitti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cellatica FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.