League Play-Off

Bettole
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Bettole FC's Fortunato Ricciuti started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fortunato Ricciuti in the 4th minute of play forced Roncocesi's goalkeeper Anselmo Delle Donne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Bettole FC booed when Roncocesi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arrigo Iacobucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Alessio Pozzoli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fortunato Ricciuti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Anselmo Delle Donne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristoforo Luzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessio Pozzoli, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Cristoforo Luzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessio Pozzoli, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Elia Carnevale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristoforo Luzi having to interfere. Filippo De Grandis 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. After some careless play in the Roncocesi defense, Claudio Tamburrini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anselmo Delle Donne. The Roncocesi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anselmo Delle Donne should have stopped the shot. The attack was good, but when Fortunato Ricciuti in the 31st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. If Filippo De Grandis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristoforo Luzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Carnevale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, one of Bettole FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Elia Carnevale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Cristoforo Luzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Franco Causio kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alessio Pozzoli to make the kick off. A collision led to Roncocesi getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Bernardo Fantasia hit a great ball. Anselmo Delle Donne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filippo De Grandis in the 58th minute of play. After having played for 59 minutes, Fortunato Ricciuti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bettole FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fortunato Ricciuti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Elia Carnevale came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Roncocesi 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 Elia Carnevale couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, Roncocesi's Cristoforo Luzi threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alessio Pozzoli, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Anselmo Delle Donne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippo De Grandis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Roncocesi booed when Bettole FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrea Di Michele didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute, Ettore Di Giacomo 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 the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Alessio Pozzoli took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Cristoforo Luzi to make any attempt to save it. Elia Carnevale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristoforo Luzi having to interfere. If Elia Carnevale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arrigo Iacobucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristoforo Luzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Pozzoli in the 92nd minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.