League Play-Off

Chieri
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniele Della Rocca got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 2 minutes, Alberto Di Battista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zena's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Di Battista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 4th minute Alberto Di Battista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Cianci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessio Chiarelli kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. When Alessio Chiarelli came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Chieri fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alessio Chiarelli couldn't finish the play. Fulvio Marcucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniele Della Rocca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Chieri! After a defensive mix-up in Zena's zone, Domenico Tiberio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fulvio Marcucci came out of the goal and Domenico Tiberio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carter Proia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 33 minutes into the game, Alberto Di Battista cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Aldo Cianci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alessio Chiarelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Fulvio Marcucci made a huge save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alberto Di Battista made a kick off. After 54 minutes of play, Zena's Carter Proia made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aldo Cianci was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ennio Contestabile during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Zena's Ennio Contestabile got a free kick in the 57th minute. Carter Proia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 63 played minutes Zena got a freekick which was hit by Dario Mattei. Alessio Chiarelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulvio Marcucci having to interfere. Carter Proia's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aldo Cianci firmly grabbed it by the left post. Carter Proia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Aldo Cianci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Di Battista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo Cianci having to interfere. Aldo Cianci made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Carter Proia sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Alessio Chiarelli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chieri's supporters rose to their feet, but Alessio Chiarelli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fulvio Marcucci breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th match minute, Zena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carter Proia to maneuver through the defense.