League Play-Off

Stadio Gradizza
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Attilio Bordon started the match with the kick off. Federico Di Marino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felice Nero in the 3rd minute of the match. Angelo Padula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Esposito in the 5th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Alex Esposito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Padula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucento AFC's Angelo Padula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Esposito in the 9th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Attilio Bordon in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Federico Di Marino saved Gradizza FC from getting behind. Felice Nero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Di Marino having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Attilio Bordon 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. Attilio Bordon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd match minute, Lucento AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Di Pietro to maneuver through the defense. Gradizza FC's Beppe Lauro couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Lucento AFC. Federico Di Marino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attilio Bordon in the 33rd minute of the match. Gradizza FC's Federico Di Marino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felice Nero in the 35th minute of play. Alex Esposito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Angelo Padula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Federico Di Marino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felice Nero, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Felice Nero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Di Marino having to interfere. Federico Di Marino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attilio Bordon in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Alex Esposito made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter Sciamanna in the 52nd minute of play forced Lucento AFC's goalkeeper Angelo Padula to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Gradizza FC's goalkeeper Federico Di Marino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felice Nero. In the 59th minute, Alex Esposito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Angelo Padula was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Angelo Padula took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Esposito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucento AFC's Angelo Padula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carter Sciamanna in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Felice Nero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Angelo Padula stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Esposito's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute Alex Esposito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Padula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alex Esposito might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Angelo Padula. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Esposito ran back to his position shaking his head. Federico Di Marino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felice Nero in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attilio Bordon in the 86th minute of play forced Gradizza FC's goalkeeper Federico Di Marino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Padula made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Esposito in the 95th minute of play. 96 minutes into the game, Fulvio Melito was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lucento AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gradizza FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Lucento AFC's Fulvio Melito got a free kick in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Gradizza FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lucento AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.