League Play-Off

Stadio Arasì
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniele Balboni took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Francesco Bernardi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Damiano Laudadio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Emanuele Piccioli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Maldini having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Daniele Balboni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armando Maldini. Arasì's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniele Balboni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When Emanuele Piccioli fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Passo Oscuro's protests and gave Emanuele Piccioli a yellow card for diving instead. In the 16th minute, Emanuele Piccioli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Passo Oscuro's Alberto Montanari got a free kick in the 17th minute. When Eugenio Dionisi came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Arasì 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 Eugenio Dionisi couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francesco Bernardi got free with Damiano Laudadio in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Emanuele Piccioli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armando Maldini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuele Piccioli in the 27th minute of the match. A collision led to Arasì getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Francesco Bernardi hit a great ball. Passo Oscuro's Damiano Laudadio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Albertini in the 35th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Arasì's Fabio Albertini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Damiano Laudadio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Damiano Laudadio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Albertini, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabio Albertini stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Passo Oscuro's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Albertini came free, but Damiano Laudadio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, Fabio Albertini notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Passo Oscuro's Damiano Laudadio. Damiano Laudadio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fabio Albertini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arasì's attack was well implemented in the 62nd minute, but when Fabio Albertini was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. If Francesco Bernardi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francesco Bernardi struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Damiano Laudadio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arasì. Damiano Laudadio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Albertini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Fabio Albertini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th match minute, Passo Oscuro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ercole Domenghini to maneuver through the defense. Daniele Balboni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Emanuele Piccioli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Maldini having to interfere. Emanuele Piccioli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armando Maldini having to make a save.