League Play-Off

Forlì
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Enzo Marchetti kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Forlì's goal looked a bit too open when Carmine Facchetti came free, but Franco Gigli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domenico Di Virgilio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Parente having to interfere. Domenico Di Virgilio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Cristiano Parente made a huge save. Franco Gigli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Montaldi in the 10th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Emiliano Montaldi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Gigli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15thth minute of the game Enzo Marchetti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Salto FC's Cristiano Parente was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ermanno Giammaria during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cristiano Parente made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enzo Marchetti in the 18th minute. A collision led to Forlì getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Fortunato Stefano hit a great ball. Carmine Facchetti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Gigli having to interfere. Cristiano Parente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Marchetti in the 24th minute of the match. Domenico Di Virgilio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Cristiano Parente made a huge save. In the 32nd minute Carmine Facchetti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Gigli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Salto FC's Emiliano Montaldi in 33 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Franco Gigli guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Enzo Marchetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cristiano Parente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Domenico Di Virgilio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Parente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Marchetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emiliano Montaldi to make the kick off. Forlì's Alberto Di Florio couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Salto FC. 60 minutes into the match, Forlì's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Montaldi came free, but Franco Gigli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th match minute, Forlì was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonello Trevisani to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd match minute, Forlì was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonello Trevisani to maneuver through the defense. Carmine Facchetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cristiano Parente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Marchetti in the 72nd minute of the match. Enzo Marchetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Cristiano Parente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Forlì's Franco Gigli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Montaldi in the 84th minute of play. Emiliano Montaldi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Franco Gigli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Carmine Facchetti notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Forlì's Franco Gigli. Franco Gigli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Through an outstanding action, after 95 minutes, Franco Gigli successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 96th minute Emiliano Montaldi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Gigli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salto FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.