League Play-Off

Stadio Sambruson
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. Aurelio Iannotti started the match with the kick off. Fabrizio Marulli's late challenge caught a Sambruson's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabrizio Marulli helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for Sambruson. Fabrizio Terenzi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ciccio Volpe. 1-0. Alfredo Alessandro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amos Schiacciacasse. Sambruson's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cristiano Melucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the match, Sambruson's Aldo Musso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciccio Volpe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Iannotti in the 26th minute of play forced Cervara's goalkeeper Ciccio Volpe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes of play Cervara's Fabrizio Marulli was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Cervara's Fabrizio Marulli got a free kick in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Iannotti in the 30th minute of play forced Cervara's goalkeeper Ciccio Volpe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amos Schiacciacasse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermanno Pezzella in the 31st minute of the match. Frank Di Clemente hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute, Ermanno Pezzella made a precise shot to the right of Amos Schiacciacasse. Sambruson's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Ciccio Volpe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aldo Musso went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of Cervara:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sambruson:s goal. In the 47th minute there was a penalty for Sambruson. Fabrizio Terenzi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ciccio Volpe. 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ermanno Pezzella to make the kick off. Ciccio Volpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Musso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexander Toschi during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sambruson booed when Cervara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexander Toschi didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Aldo Musso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 58 minutes into the match, Cervara's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Iannotti came free, but Ciccio Volpe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ermanno Pezzella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ermanno Pezzella got free with Amos Schiacciacasse in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ciccio Volpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Iannotti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciccio Volpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Musso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Aldo Musso notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Cervara's Ciccio Volpe. Ciccio Volpe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ciccio Volpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Musso, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Cervara's Ciccio Volpe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Musso in the 88th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Aldo Musso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sambruson's supporters rose to their feet, but Aldo Musso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciccio Volpe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sambruson had won after a very even match.