League Play-Off

BAMBINIELLO STADIUM
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eugenio Di Giovanni made the kick off which started today's match. Concetto Brillante came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Mystics's Eljas Meltoranta. But to his dismay, Eljas Meltoranta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Campese in the 21st minute of play forced Heroito Akkakà's goalkeeper Concetto Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Camillo Sciarra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Concetto Brillante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Camillo Sciarra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Concetto Brillante was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 0-4 became the score in the 26th minute when Eugenio Di Giovanni elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Concetto Brillante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camillo Sciarra in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Eugenio Di Giovanni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Concetto Brillante was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in Heroito Akkakà's zone, Eljas Meltoranta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Concetto Brillante came out of the goal and Eljas Meltoranta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eljas Meltoranta in the 36th minute of play forced Heroito Akkakà's goalkeeper Concetto Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Concetto Brillante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Campese in the 38th minute of play. Eljas Meltoranta took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Concetto Brillante. Concetto Brillante dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Concetto Brillante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Guilherme Negri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flavio Biondi to make the kick off. Concetto Brillante made an important save on a dangerous shot by Camillo Sciarra in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the game, Eljas Meltoranta recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Concetto Brillante. Eljas Meltoranta showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. Concetto Brillante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Sciarra in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Guilherme Negri in the 61st minute of play forced Heroito Akkakà's goalkeeper Concetto Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camillo Sciarra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Concetto Brillante made a huge save. Heroito Akkakà's Concetto Brillante proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Heroito Akkakà from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Heroito Akkakà's Concetto Brillante got control of the ball when Ciro Campese tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alessio Bearzot's late challenge caught a Mystics's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessio Bearzot helped the player get up and apologised. After 67 played minutes Heroito Akkakà got a freekick which was hit by Alessio Bearzot. Concetto Brillante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eljas Meltoranta in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Heroito Akkakà's goal looked a bit too open when Eljas Meltoranta came free, but Concetto Brillante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Concetto Brillante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eljas Meltoranta in the 76th minute of the match. Concetto Brillante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenio Di Giovanni in the 79th minute of the match. Eljas Meltoranta kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 84th minute of the match, Eljas Meltoranta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Concetto Brillante saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 93rd minute Camillo Sciarra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Concetto Brillante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Eljas Meltoranta took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Concetto Brillante to make any attempt to save it. Mystics's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.