League Play-Off

Reiter Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) When Dave Di Silvio came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd 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 Dave Di Silvio couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho Leal in the 7th minute of play forced Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd's goalkeeper Eugenio Mazzini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celsinho Leal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Mazzini having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Evan Bucello in the 14th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 15 minutes into the game, Celsinho Leal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Eugenio Mazzini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Fogarole's Celsinho Leal in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd's goalie prevented a goal. The Fogarole fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Fogarole's Evan Bucello looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd's Eugenio Mazzini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Aquilino in the 23rd minute of play. Alessandro Sammartino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eugenio Mazzini having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho Leal in the 27th minute of play forced Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd's goalkeeper Eugenio Mazzini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 played minutes Fogarole got a freekick which was hit by Evan Bucello. With an all-out effort, Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd's Manuel Moreira threw himself towards the right post 33 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fausto Mingione, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 35 played minutes Fogarole got a freekick which was hit by Donato De Nicola. After a defensive mix-up in Fogarole's zone, Bruno Vanni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Moreira came out of the goal and Bruno Vanni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th play minute Bruno Vanni came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Manuel Moreira. 1-2. After some careless play in the Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd defense, Evan Bucello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eugenio Mazzini. The Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eugenio Mazzini should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Celsinho Leal to strike the kick off in the second half. Evan Bucello recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evan Bucello in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eugenio Mazzini saved Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd from getting behind. In the 56th minute, Alex De Paolis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute, Evan Bucello reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eugenio Mazzini. The goal made the score 1-4. Celsinho Leal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eugenio Mazzini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evan Bucello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd's zone, Alessandro Sammartino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eugenio Mazzini came out of the goal and Alessandro Sammartino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Alessandro Sammartino 67 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-5. If Evan Bucello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Evan Bucello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugenio Mazzini was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 73rd minute, Fausto Mingione 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. In the 75th minute, one of Fogarole:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fogarole. The referee gave Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd a penalty, 77 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ciccio Santovito, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Fogarole's Manuel Moreira. 2-5. 85 minutes into the match, Fogarole's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Vanni came free, but Manuel Moreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Aquilino hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute of the match Ciccio Santovito shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Moreira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 92nd minute Fausto Mingione shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Moreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evan Bucello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd's Eugenio Mazzini got control of the ball when Frank Aquilino tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Ciao-Adios-Bye-TheEnd's Alex De Paolis in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fogarole's goalie prevented a goal. Fogarole's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.