League Play-Off

Stadio Rizzi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Amedeo Grifoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Lucidi, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Rizzi AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Raniolo came free, but Amedeo Grifoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domenico Walcher in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emilio Bevilacqua, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Domenico Walcher came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Rizzi AFC 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 Domenico Walcher couldn't finish the play. Amedeo Grifoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ercole Raniolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. The audience was convinced that Bruno Lucidi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amedeo Grifoni was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Domenico Walcher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Rizzi AFC booed when Manera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Trentini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bruno Raiola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilio Bevilacqua having to interfere. If Domenico Walcher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 36 minutes, Ercole Raniolo made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Rizzi AFC's Amedeo Grifoni tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 40 minutes of play, Manera's Bruno Lucidi made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amedeo Grifoni was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Ercole Raniolo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amedeo Grifoni having to interfere. Bruno Raiola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Emilio Bevilacqua tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute Bruno Lucidi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amedeo Grifoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Cosimo Melchiorre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the game, Ercole Raniolo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Amedeo Grifoni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 81st match minute, Rizzi AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amedeo Chiavetta to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th match minute, Rizzi AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniele Balestra to maneuver through the defense. Bruno Raiola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alberto Trentini during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Rizzi AFC booed when Manera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Trentini didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Manera walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.