League Play-Off

Savignano A Mare
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emilio Tedeschi got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Edoardo Marini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Savignano A Mare's supporters rose to their feet, but Edoardo Marini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antonio Bolognini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arturo Lampa 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. The referee felt a red card was in order, 10 minutes into the game, when Emilio Miconi put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 10th minute of the game. One of Stanga AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Savignano A Mare:s goal. In the 18th minute, Savignano A Mare's Edoardo Marini ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Antonio Bolognini. Antonio Bolognini yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Carmine Parco charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carmine Parco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dennis Salomone hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The nice shot from Arturo Lampa in the 29thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Antonio Bolognini had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Edoardo Marini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Florian Lauria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilio Ferretti having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Emiliano Schiacciacasse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Florian Lauria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edoardo Marini was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes, Arturo Lampa made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Stanga AFC's Antonio Bolognini tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Antonio Bolognini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Marini, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Edoardo Marini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Savignano A Mare's supporters rose to their feet, but Edoardo Marini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antonio Bolognini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stanga AFC's Antonio Bolognini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edoardo Marini in the 72nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Savignano A Mare's zone, Frank Papetti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emilio Ferretti came out of the goal and Frank Papetti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 78 minutes, Frank De Bettin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Savignano A Mare and the Stanga AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Frank De Bettin kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Arturo Lampa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Bolognini having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Edoardo Marini notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Stanga AFC's Antonio Bolognini. Antonio Bolognini was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Antonio Bolognini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Marini, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Stanga AFC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Savignano A Mare had won, even though Stanga AFC had held more of the ball.