League Play-Off

Menduni Michelangelo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amedeo Giacomini kicked off to start the match. Fighting Burning Hearts's Fedele Bruno proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Fighting Burning Hearts from getting a goal against them. Bernardino Vedillos short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Fedele Bruno to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, PICCOLE PESTI's Iliyan Hadzhistefanov got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Miguel Orlondon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 15thth minute of the game Amedeo Giacomini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fighting Burning Hearts's Fedele Bruno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fedele Bruno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amedeo Giacomini, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rein Visscher in the 17th minute of play forced PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Miguel Orlondon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fedele Bruno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardino Vedillo in the 18th minute. After a rather tough play, PICCOLE PESTI's Amedeo Giacomini got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Iliyan Hadzhistefanov made in the 31st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Bernardino Vedillo. Fedele Bruno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amedeo Giacomini, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Armando Corna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fedele Bruno having to make a save. Amedeo Giacomini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Fedele Bruno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Fighting Burning Hearts were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rein Visscher to make the kick off. Miguel Orlondon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rein Visscher's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Fedele Bruno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amedeo Giacomini in the 62nd minute of the match. If Bernardino Vedillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the match, PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Miguel Orlondon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rein Visscher. After a rather tough play, PICCOLE PESTI's Angel Berenguer got a free kick in the 71st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ettore Varglien in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fedele Bruno prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fedele Bruno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardino Vedillo in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardino Vedillo in the 79th minute of play forced Fighting Burning Hearts's goalkeeper Fedele Bruno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Ettore Varglien put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Fedele Bruno. Fedele Bruno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Vedillo in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Amerigo Alfieri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fighting Burning Hearts made a substitution. Tanek Daszkowski replaced Rein Visscher. In the 90th minute, Amerigo Alfieri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 95 minutes PICCOLE PESTI's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Murat Selim Nejat who took care of the corner kick. 96 minutes into the game, PICCOLE PESTI's Bernardino Vedillo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fedele Bruno made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2.