League Play-Off

Stadio delle Querce
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) OratorioSantaMariaRossa's Angelo Cauli started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the game, Alfonso Margoni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. OratorioSantaMariaRossa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Unione Sportiva Foggia the free kick. Alfonso Margoni kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Ermanno Tristezza charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ermanno Tristezza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Unione Sportiva Foggia's Felice Novella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Cauli in the 17th minute of play. The supporters of OratorioSantaMariaRossa booed when Unione Sportiva Foggia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ennio Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Angelo Cauli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Unione Sportiva Foggia's Felice Novella proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Unione Sportiva Foggia from getting a goal against them. Bianco Di Marco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Felice Novella tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva Foggia's goalkeeper Felice Novella had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bianco Di Marco. Corrado Marsilio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Maietta, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Corrado Marsilio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Maietta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Angelo Cauli in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Felice Novella saved Unione Sportiva Foggia from getting behind. In the 39th minute Angelo Cauli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felice Novella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 46 minutes of play OratorioSantaMariaRossa's Alfonso Margoni was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Alfonso Margoni kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Alessandro Maietta made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Angelo Cauli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. OratorioSantaMariaRossa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Unione Sportiva Foggia the free kick. Angelo Cauli hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the game, Unione Sportiva Foggia's Alessandro Maietta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Corrado Marsilio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 65 minutes, Cristiano Piattelli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the OratorioSantaMariaRossa and the Unione Sportiva Foggia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for OratorioSantaMariaRossa! When the match had been going on for 66 minutes, Unione Sportiva Foggia's Amos Maldini got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Corrado Marsilio. Alessandro Maietta scored 0-4 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Corrado Marsilio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice moves Alessandro Maietta could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Corrado Marsilio however easily saved by the left post. In the 79th minute Bianco Di Marco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felice Novella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Bianco Di Marco notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Unione Sportiva Foggia's Felice Novella. Felice Novella was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ermanno Tristezza was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 88 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Unione Sportiva Foggia! After having played for 96 minutes, Alessandro Maietta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unione Sportiva Foggia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alessandro Maietta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 99 minutes, Bianco Di Marco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the OratorioSantaMariaRossa and the Unione Sportiva Foggia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bianco Di Marco hit a great freekick 99 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded Unione Sportiva Foggia left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than OratorioSantaMariaRossa.