League Play-Off

Dino Manuzzi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anfilogino Preda took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, Maritek FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Snow to maneuver through the defense. After 5 played minutes, Montechiarugolo AFC's Cacá 赵云乐 shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Montechiarugolo AFC reached it. After 6 minutes of play, Maritek FC's Ettore Santo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pär Are was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hélio O'Connell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anfilogino Preda in the 11th minute of play. Daniele Bevilacqua's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hélio O'Connell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Ferruccio Zarillo kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Pär Are showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferruccio Zarillo in the 15th minute of the match. Cacá 赵云乐 hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Montechiarugolo AFC's Pär Are proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Montechiarugolo AFC from getting a goal against them. Emilio Urbino hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute of the match, Ferruccio Zarillo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pär Are was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Maritek FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andrea Mariani in the 25th minute. In the 28th minute of the match Maritek FC got a corner. Montechiarugolo AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andrea Mariani ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Anfilogino Preda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pär Are made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ferruccio Zarillo in the 37th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ferruccio Zarillo in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pär Are prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Montechiarugolo AFC's Pär Are proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Montechiarugolo AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 41st match minute, Montechiarugolo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cacá 赵云乐 to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ferruccio Zarillo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Santo in the 54th minute of play forced Montechiarugolo AFC's goalkeeper Pär Are to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Maritek FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Jon Snow hit a great ball. Montechiarugolo AFC's Pär Are played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferruccio Zarillo in the 58th minute of play. The Maritek FC fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Maritek FC's Ettore Santo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 70th minute, Montechiarugolo AFC's Daniele Bevilacqua ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hélio O'Connell. Hélio O'Connell yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Montechiarugolo AFC made a substitution. Fedele Marinetti replaced Anfilogino Preda. In the 78th minute Daniele Bevilacqua shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélio O'Connell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniele Bevilacqua's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hélio O'Connell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Andrea Mariani hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Tomás Moita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pär Are having to interfere. After some careless play in the Montechiarugolo AFC defense, Tomás Moita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pär Are. The Montechiarugolo AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pär Are should have stopped the shot. Maritek FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.