League Play-Off

Stadio Rapallo
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edmondo Cicchini made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute of the match Fabiano Di Cola sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christian Costanzo skillfully saved the ball. Amerigo De Zorzi kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Damiano Manzoni made a precise shot to the right of Enrico Di Renzo. Rapallo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 12th minute, Ciccio Borromeo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enrico Di Renzo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Damiano Manzoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Enrico Di Renzo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Damiano Manzoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Damiano Manzoni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrico Di Renzo having to interfere. When Damiano Manzoni, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 31 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Enrico Di Renzo was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Enrico Di Renzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Romanese, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. The audience was convinced that Edmondo Cicchini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Costanzo was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. When Rapallo's Edmondo Cicchini in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Palese FC's goalie prevented a goal. Christian Costanzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmondo Cicchini, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, Amerigo De Zorzi 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. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Damiano Manzoni stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Rapallo booed when Palese FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferruccio Cherubini didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 52nd minute Edmondo Cicchini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Costanzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Palese FC booed when Rapallo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Morelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Damiano Manzoni came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Palese 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 Damiano Manzoni couldn't finish the play. Enrico Di Renzo was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Alexander Facchetti. In the 66th minute, Fabrizio Scatena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enrico Di Renzo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damiano Manzoni's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. When Ciccio Borromeo came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Palese 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 Ciccio Borromeo couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Edmondo Cicchini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Costanzo was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Palese FC's Carmine Aversano got a free kick in the 76th minute. If Enzo Rossini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Damiano Manzoni 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. When Edmondo Cicchini came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Rapallo 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 Edmondo Cicchini couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd play minute Ciccio Borromeo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Enrico Di Renzo. 0-4. When the match was over Palese FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Rapallo throughout the match.