League Play-Off

DW Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Fabrizio Casiraghi started the match with the kick off. Fedele Genovesi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fabrizio Casiraghi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Giammarino having to interfere. Fedele Genovesi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fedele Genovesi might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dario Giammarino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fedele Genovesi ran back to his position shaking his head. Geo AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Fabrizio Casiraghi 12 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Fabrizio Casiraghi took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Dario Giammarino to make any attempt to save it. Fabrizio Casiraghi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Dario Giammarino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dario Giammarino came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Monkey D.Luffy's Fedele Genovesi. But to his dismay, Fedele Genovesi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 30th match minute, Geo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felice Saturno to maneuver through the defense. Fabrizio Casiraghi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 31st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 37th minute, Fabrizio Casiraghi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Monkey D.Luffy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Fabrizio Casiraghi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Geo AFC's Dario Giammarino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fedele Genovesi in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Monkey D.Luffy's goal looked a bit too open when Amerigo Lucentini came free, but Aldo Marulli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bruno Mascitti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Fabrizio Casiraghi 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. 54 minutes into the match, Monkey D.Luffy's Fedele Genovesi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dario Giammarino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aldo Marulli made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Elia Feliziani sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Monkey D.Luffy's Alberto Iacobucci got a free kick in the 59th minute. Aldo Marulli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Selvaggi, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Fabrizio Casiraghi put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Dario Giammarino. Dario Giammarino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrizio Casiraghi, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Dario Giammarino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabrizio Casiraghi in the 73rd minute of play. Fedele Genovesi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Giammarino having to interfere. The supporters of Monkey D.Luffy booed when Geo AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amerigo Lucentini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dario Giammarino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrizio Casiraghi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monkey D.Luffy were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after Geo AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fabrizio Casiraghi took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Filippo Melfi heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Alfonso Vida kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Geo AFC's zone, Alberto Iacobucci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dario Giammarino came out of the goal and Alberto Iacobucci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Geo AFC's goalkeeper Dario Giammarino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fabrizio Casiraghi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Dario Giammarino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Monkey D.Luffy's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.