League Play-Off

Stadio Rovello Porro
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Anfilogino Zaccardi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dave Paoletti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anfilogino Zaccardi in the 4th minute of the match. San Donato's Antonello Iezzi got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabrizio Manfredi during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th minute of the match Bianco Santo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adriano Parco skillfully saved the ball. After 16 played minutes San Donato got a freekick which was hit by Florian Alessandrini. Cristiano Fasciani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Adriano Parco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, San Donato's Adriano Parco got control of the ball when Cristiano Fasciani tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anfilogino Zaccardi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristiano Fasciani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of San Donato booed when Rovello Porro AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Gargano didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Anfilogino Zaccardi came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the San Donato 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 Anfilogino Zaccardi couldn't finish the play. The supporters of San Donato booed when Rovello Porro AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Gargano didn't get a good kick on the ball. San Donato's Alvise Selvi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 39th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Rovello Porro AFC. In the 42nd minute Anfilogino Zaccardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Paoletti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alvise Porcu to make the kick off. Florian Alessandrini's late challenge caught a Rovello Porro AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florian Alessandrini helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to San Donato getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Florian Alessandrini hit a great ball. Dave Paoletti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antonello Iezzi in the 61st minute. Cristiano Fasciani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabrizio Manfredi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Adriano Parco. San Donato's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cristiano Fasciani might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adriano Parco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristiano Fasciani ran back to his position shaking his head. If Cristiano Fasciani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Rovello Porro AFC's Francesco Maccioni got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 91st minute, Alvise Porcu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adriano Parco was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.