League Play-Off

Francesco Rocca
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Antonello Vianello started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonello Vianello in the 3rd minute of play forced Audace Sanvito Empolitana's goalkeeper Teofan Madev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Domenico Rubini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Teofan Madev. Audace Sanvito Empolitana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Domenico Rubini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Dave Silveri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Cavallo having to interfere. If Cristoforo Colantonio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th match minute, Trebiciano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Rozzi to maneuver through the defense. Audace Sanvito Empolitana's Teofan Madev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco De Meis in the 21st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antonello Vianello in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teofan Madev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Cristoforo Colantonio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Audace Sanvito Empolitana's Cristoforo Colantonio got a free kick in the 28th minute. Dave Silveri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fabiano Cavallo having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco De Meis in the 31st minute of play forced Audace Sanvito Empolitana's goalkeeper Teofan Madev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Audace Sanvito Empolitana's Ermanno Ferraris got a free kick in the 33rd minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dave Silveri made a kick off. Fabiano Cavallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristoforo Colantonio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 53 played minutes Trebiciano FC got a freekick which was hit by Edmondo Di Falco. Cristoforo Colantonio hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Edmondo Di Falco's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Teofan Madev firmly grabbed it by the left post. 59 minutes into the game, Audace Sanvito Empolitana's Dave Silveri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabiano Cavallo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Fabiano Cavallo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristoforo Colantonio went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Silveri in the 68th minute of play forced Trebiciano FC's goalkeeper Fabiano Cavallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Antonello Vianello kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Teofan Madev. That made the score 2-2 in the 72 minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Dave Silveri notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Trebiciano FC's Fabiano Cavallo. Fabiano Cavallo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Antonello Vianello's late challenge caught a Audace Sanvito Empolitana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonello Vianello helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th minute, Antonello Vianello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabiano Cavallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dave Silveri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enzo Benedetti charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enzo Benedetti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Enzo Benedetti hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Audace Sanvito Empolitana's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.