League Play-Off

Marano Di Napoli
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ciro Schiavo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Aldo Renzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlo Lucchetti having to interfere. 6 minutes into the match, Joga Bonito's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Schiavo came free, but Carlo Lucchetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9thth minute of the game Ciro Schiavo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Joga Bonito's Carlo Lucchetti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Attilio Ciccarelli notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Joga Bonito's Carlo Lucchetti. Carlo Lucchetti was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Ciro Schiavo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ciro Schiavo came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Dai Niru FC 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 Ciro Schiavo couldn't finish the play. Achille Buffone kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Dai Niru FC's Ciro Schiavo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlo Lucchetti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, Ciro Schiavo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlo Lucchetti. Joga Bonito's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ciro Schiavo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Dai Niru FC's attentive Aldo Renzi managed to snatch the ball when Beppe Locatelli made a throw-in in the 30th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ciro Schiavo in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlo Lucchetti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Ciro Schiavo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlo Lucchetti was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Ciro Schiavo took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlo Lucchetti. Carlo Lucchetti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. After 42 minutes, Cristoforo Di Cola mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Joga Bonito and the Dai Niru FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Cristoforo Di Cola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ciro Schiavo in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlo Lucchetti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 47thth minute of the game Ciro Schiavo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Joga Bonito's Carlo Lucchetti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half Dai Niru FC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bianco Molinaro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Amedeo Mucci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bianco Molinaro's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Amedeo Cardillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlo Lucchetti having to interfere. Carlo Lucchetti came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Dai Niru FC's Ciro Schiavo. But to his dismay, Ciro Schiavo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 63rd minute Cristoforo Di Cola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amedeo Mucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Dai Niru FC booed when Joga Bonito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristoforo Di Cola didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 67 in the game by Ciro Schiavo from a close distance when the talented Carlo Lucchetti managed to make a qualified save. Joga Bonito's players were relieved. Dai Niru FC's Arturo Del Giudice got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Ciro Schiavo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79thth minute of the game Ciro Schiavo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Joga Bonito's Carlo Lucchetti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Joga Bonito's Carlo Lucchetti got control of the ball when Amedeo Cardillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ciro Schiavo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 88th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Schiavo in the 90th minute of play forced Joga Bonito's goalkeeper Carlo Lucchetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Joga Bonito fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Dai Niru FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.