League Play-Off

Stadio Palestro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edmondo Rallo made the kick off which started today's match. Cristiano Croce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enzo Di Tommaso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Croce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enzo Di Tommaso in the 6th minute of play. After having played for 8 minutes, Amerigo Pocobello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ravalle AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amerigo Pocobello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexander Florio's late challenge caught a Ravalle AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexander Florio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 9th minute, Alexander Florio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuele Mauro made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Alvise Troiani sent off a good shot on target. Emanuele Mauro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmondo Rallo in the 13th minute of the match. Emanuele Mauro made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Alvise Troiani sent off a good shot on target. If Edmondo Rallo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emanuele Mauro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmondo Rallo in the 24th minute of play. Federico Di Fiore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Cristiano Croce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emanuele Mauro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmondo Rallo in the 38th minute of the match. If Edmondo Rallo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 42 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ravalle AFC! Ciro Nobile shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Alvise Troiani struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Emanuele Mauro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palestro AFC. The crowd rose to their feet as Palestro AFC's Edmondo Rallo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Emanuele Mauro. That made the score 1-0 after 48 minutes of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Federico Di Fiore stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Donato Graziani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 56 minutes, Amerigo Pocobello mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ravalle AFC and the Palestro AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Amerigo Pocobello kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ravalle AFC's zone, Edmondo Rallo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuele Mauro came out of the goal and Edmondo Rallo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 65 minutes, Alvise Troiani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palestro AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvise Troiani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alvise Troiani struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Emanuele Mauro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palestro AFC. If Federico Di Fiore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 76 minutes into the match, Ravalle AFC's Enzo Di Tommaso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristiano Croce narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ernesto Aceto's late challenge caught a Ravalle AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ernesto Aceto helped the player get up and apologised. Ernesto Aceto kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Alvise Troiani struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Emanuele Mauro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palestro AFC. Cristiano Croce didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Federico Di Fiore went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 92nd match minute, Ravalle AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arrigo Eleuteri to maneuver through the defense. If Edmondo Rallo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alvise Troiani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmondo Rallo in the 98th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuele Mauro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Ravalle AFC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Palestro AFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.