League Play-Off

Nuova Florida
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute Anselmo Pedrelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Strazzabosco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexander Di Cesare hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Fabio Strazzabosco made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Alvaro Helfer sent off a good shot on target. Anselmo Pedrelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Strazzabosco having to interfere. Concetto Celli kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Domenico Grande hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the game, one of Artallo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Anfilogino Silvagni placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In a very dangerous position, a player in Nuova Florida fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! 26 minutes into the match, Concetto Celli notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Nuova Florida's Armando Brunelli. Armando Brunelli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Alessio Angelici managed to get in a good position for a shot. Artallo's supporters rose to their feet, but Alessio Angelici was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Brunelli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 41 minutes into the match, Nuova Florida's goal looked a bit too open when Alessio Angelici came free, but Armando Brunelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristoforo Stefano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Armando Brunelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alessio Angelici sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alessio Angelici to make the kick off. Fabio Strazzabosco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Helfer in the 52nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Artallo's zone, Anselmo Pedrelli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabio Strazzabosco came out of the goal and Anselmo Pedrelli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 61 minutes into the game, Artallo's Cristoforo Stefano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armando Brunelli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After having played for 66 minutes, Anselmo Pedrelli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nuova Florida's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anselmo Pedrelli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexander Di Cesare kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Alvaro Helfer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Strazzabosco having to interfere. After 73 minutes, Aldo Tarquini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Artallo and the Nuova Florida players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Anselmo Pedrelli came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Nuova Florida 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 Anselmo Pedrelli couldn't finish the play. Fabio Strazzabosco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anselmo Pedrelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvaro Helfer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Fabio Strazzabosco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 79 played minutes Nuova Florida got a freekick which was hit by Dave De Michele. If Alexander Di Cesare had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alessio Angelici fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Brunelli having to interfere. The Nuova Florida fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Artallo were clearly better and deserved to take the win.