League Play-Off

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Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fedele Borromeo started the match with the kick off. Fedele Borromeo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Alfonso Minichiello skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 5 minutes, Amos Senatore managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tettenham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amos Senatore was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anthony Finocchio's late challenge caught a Tettenham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anthony Finocchio helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in MESSICANA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Tettenham a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ciro Rinaldi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of MESSICANA's Felice Marongiu. 0-1. Tettenham's Alfonso Minichiello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fedele Borromeo in the 19th minute of play. In the 31st minute Amos Senatore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felice Marongiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armando Furino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavio Damiani got free with Alfonso Minichiello in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alfonso Minichiello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fedele Borromeo in the 38th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Tettenham's zone, Flavio Damiani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfonso Minichiello came out of the goal and Flavio Damiani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th minute, Daniele Scotti 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Davide Sangermano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tettenham's Alfonso Minichiello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fedele Borromeo in the 57th minute of play. Fedele Borromeo hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute, Amos Senatore left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tettenham fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Ciro Rinaldi's late challenge caught a MESSICANA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ciro Rinaldi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th match minute, Tettenham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Rinaldi to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Tettenham getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Carlo Fabri hit a great ball. Tettenham's Davide Sangermano got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Fedele Borromeo managed to get in a good position for a shot. MESSICANA's supporters rose to their feet, but Fedele Borromeo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfonso Minichiello breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 86th minute, Fedele Borromeo made a precise shot to the right of Alfonso Minichiello. Tettenham's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Amos Senatore recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Davide Sangermano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felice Marongiu having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.