League Play-Off

Rio Saliceto
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fabrizio Farina took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the game, Alessio Di Silvio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Belvedere AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rio Saliceto FC the free kick. Alessio Di Silvio kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Dino Piccirilli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Lucente in the 15th minute of the match. Amedeo Romagnoli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rio Saliceto FC's Ercole De Nardis pulled a muscle in his leg after 25 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Emilio Corrente's late challenge caught a Rio Saliceto FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emilio Corrente helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Belvedere AFC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Emilio Corrente hit a great ball. A long shot from Ferdinando Sampo in the 31st minute of play was well struck, but Arrigo Buccella made a really good save at the right post. Arrigo Buccella made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Ferruccio Signoretti sent off a good shot on target. Flavio Lucente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Dino Piccirilli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd play minute Ferruccio Signoretti came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Arrigo Buccella. 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Ferruccio Signoretti made the kick off in the second half. Bruno Gallucci kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Ferruccio Signoretti 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. Flavio Lucente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Diego Borel fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Belvedere AFC's protests and gave Diego Borel a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Belvedere AFC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Diego Borel hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Diego Borel 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. Arrigo Buccella came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Rio Saliceto FC's Ferruccio Signoretti. But to his dismay, Ferruccio Signoretti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Flavio Lucente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dino Piccirilli having to interfere. Amedeo Romagnoli charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amedeo Romagnoli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 93 minutes into the match, Ferruccio Signoretti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arrigo Buccella. Belvedere AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ferruccio Signoretti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Belvedere AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rio Saliceto FC.