League Play-Off

Serreta
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sabbioni's Eugenio Gentile proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Sabbioni from getting a goal against them. The attack was good, but when Emanuele Di Lillo in the 4th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 7th minute, Fausto Azzolina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabio Aureli's late challenge caught a Serreta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabio Aureli helped the player get up and apologised. After 9 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sabbioni! After 20 minutes, Bianco De Cristofaro made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Serreta's Dave Verna tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Bianco De Cristofaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dave Ferretti hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After 30 played minutes, Sabbioni's Fabio Aureli shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dave Verna came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sabbioni reached it. Andrea Loiacono received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Eugenio Gentile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bianco De Cristofaro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eugenio Gentile showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuele Di Lillo in the 44th minute of the match. If Andrea Loiacono had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the match, Andrea Loiacono had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eugenio Gentile. Sabbioni's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrea Loiacono was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Enrico Albani charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enrico Albani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sabbioni's Enrico Albani got a free kick in the 57th minute. A collision led to Sabbioni getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Emanuele Patricelli hit a great ball. Concetto Di Iulio kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Andrea Loiacono 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. Bianco De Cristofaro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dave Verna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Alex Conti hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Dave Verna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Marra in the 76th minute of play. Andrea Loiacono fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Gentile having to interfere. Andrea Marra's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dave Verna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. If Andrea Marra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Serreta getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Alex Strazzabosco hit a great ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.