League Play-Off

Stadio San Michele
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Fausto Fracassi made the kick off and thus started the match. When Fortunato Di Persio fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gaggiano AFC's protests and gave Fortunato Di Persio a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Gaggiano AFC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Fortunato Di Persio hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Davide Nicolo got free with Enrico Menna in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Armin Aureli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Davide Nicolo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrico Menna having to interfere. When Fortunato Di Persio was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 13 minutes had been played. In the 16th minute, Alvise Baldassarre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cosimo Maggi, 16 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Alvise Di Marzio kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Arrigo Mannella 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. Emiliano Pensa kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. When Davide Nicolo came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the San Michele 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 Davide Nicolo couldn't finish the play. In the 37th minute, Fausto Fracassi fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Enrico Menna stood somewhat misplaced when Davide Nicolo came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 38 minute. A collision led to Gaggiano AFC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Arrigo Mannella hit a great ball. Armin Aureli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Armin Aureli to strike the kick off in the second half. Davide Nicolo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrico Menna having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Davide Nicolo notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Gaggiano AFC's Enrico Menna. Enrico Menna was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fausto Fracassi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 65 played minutes Gaggiano AFC got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Milani. If Davide Nicolo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Enrico Menna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Fracassi in the 69th minute of the match. Alvise Baldassarre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, San Michele FC's goalkeeper Elia Gigli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armin Aureli. With a little luck, San Michele FC's Elia Gigli got control of the ball when Armin Aureli tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 83 played minutes San Michele FC got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Speranza. The supporters of Gaggiano AFC booed when San Michele FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosimo Maggi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute, Davide Nicolo 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The San Michele FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Gaggiano AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.