League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Cesare Alfonsi started the match with the kick off. Cesare Alfonsi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Biagio Bertolini having to make a save. Biagio Bertolini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camillo Mingione, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Eugenio Di Nunzio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ermanno Palmisano having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Giusto in the 14th minute of play forced Coviolo's goalkeeper Ermanno Palmisano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Davide Giusto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ermanno Palmisano was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Eugenio Di Nunzio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ermanno Palmisano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Davide Giusto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ermanno Palmisano having to interfere. In the 32nd minute of the match OlandeseVolante got a corner. Coviolo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dino Dionisi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Dino Dionisi made a great header on OlandeseVolante's corner, it was just that Coviolo's Ermanno Palmisano managed to reach the ball for a save. Coviolo's Ermanno Palmisano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davide Giusto in the 34th minute of play. If Eugenio Di Nunzio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 38 minutes, Cesare Alfonsi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coviolo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cesare Alfonsi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Biagio Bertolini came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Coviolo's Camillo Mingione. But to his dismay, Camillo Mingione quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Davide Giusto to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cesare Alfonsi in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Biagio Bertolini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ermanno Palmisano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Giusto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Davide Giusto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ermanno Palmisano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Giusto in the 74th minute of play. Elia Loiacono kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Ermanno Palmisano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Giusto in the 80th minute of play. Eugenio Di Nunzio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ermanno Palmisano having to interfere. Camillo Mingione recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eugenio Di Nunzio scored 3-1 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ermanno Palmisano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Coviolo's Camillo Mingione got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. OlandeseVolante's Biagio Bertolini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amedeo Pantani in the 95th minute of play. If Eugenio Di Nunzio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. OlandeseVolante were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Coviolo for a fine match.