League Play-Off

Cerveteri
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Alberto Pettinelli started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute, Fabiano Sessa 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. If Edmondo Giardino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Cerveteri FC's zone, Fabiano Sessa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felice Caruso came out of the goal and Fabiano Sessa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fabiano Sessa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Felice Caruso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Pettinelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Alberto Pettinelli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felice Caruso was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Alberto Pettinelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felice Caruso having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Pettinelli in the 21st minute of play forced Cerveteri FC's goalkeeper Felice Caruso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Alfonso Carota ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florian Mastronardi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Longana FC's Florian Mastronardi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmondo Giardino in the 29th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Edmondo Giardino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florian Mastronardi was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. If Alberto Pettinelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Florian Mastronardi was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Alfonso Carota capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfonso Carota really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After having played for 45 minutes, Edmondo Giardino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cerveteri FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmondo Giardino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edmondo Giardino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Cerveteri FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Alberto Tellini hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Longana FC's zone, Alfonso Carota stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florian Mastronardi came out of the goal and Alfonso Carota tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 69 minutes into the match, Alfonso Carota notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Longana FC's Florian Mastronardi. Florian Mastronardi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabiano Sessa got free with Felice Caruso in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felice Caruso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alberto Pettinelli's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. If Fabiano Sessa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Longana FC's Florian Mastronardi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Carota in the 91st minute of play. 94 minutes into the game, Edmondo Giardino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Florian Mastronardi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cerveteri FC had won after a very even match.