League Play-Off

Stadio Ripoli
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabiano Gismondi started the match with the kick off. Ennio Antonelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Carmine Pazienza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Torre A Mare AFC defense, Federico Mandara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carmine Pazienza. The Torre A Mare AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carmine Pazienza should have stopped the shot. Fabiano Gismondi took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dino Florio. Dino Florio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Torre A Mare AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Ennio Antonelli scored to the left of an out of position Carmine Pazienza, making the score, 2-1. Ferruccio Ruscitti hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Ennio Antonelli's late challenge caught a Torre A Mare AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ennio Antonelli helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Torre A Mare AFC booed when Ripoli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ennio Antonelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciro Betti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fabiano Gismondi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dino Florio having to interfere. If Ennio Antonelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute Ciro Betti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Florio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dino Florio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Betti in the 49th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Ennio Antonelli made the kick off in the second half. Edoardo Catapano hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Ennio Antonelli took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carmine Pazienza. Carmine Pazienza dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After a defensive mix-up in Torre A Mare AFC's zone, Federico Mandara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carmine Pazienza came out of the goal and Federico Mandara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Torre A Mare AFC's Fabiano Gismondi in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ripoli's goalie prevented a goal. In the 73rdth minute of the game Federico Mandara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Torre A Mare AFC's Carmine Pazienza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ciro Betti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Dino Florio made a huge save. Carmine Pazienza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ennio Antonelli in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Gismondi in the 86th minute of play forced Ripoli's goalkeeper Dino Florio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute Ennio Antonelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carmine Pazienza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd match minute, Torre A Mare AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corrado Mascitti to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute, Ennio Antonelli 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. In the 97th minute, Federico Mandara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carmine Pazienza was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Ripoli's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.