League Play-Off

Cornaredo
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Emanuele Giardino made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 7th minute, Emanuele Giardino got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 9th minute Andrea Ceccarelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Giorda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10thth minute of the game Alessandro Bisegna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rosso Gialli FC's Achille Iacobucci was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arturo Giorda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuele Giardino in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Andrea Ceccarelli got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 22 minutes into the game, Emanuele Giardino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Arturo Giorda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Rosso Gialli FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ciccio Mangione hit a great ball. Thanks to Rosso Gialli FC's goalie finding himself so far out he could grab the ball Edmondo Baruffa tried to make a shot after getting passed the defense. Achille Iacobucci seemed to really have strength and confidence after that save. After a long run with the ball, Edmondo Baruffa did a trick in the 29th minute in front of Rosso Gialli FC's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 1-1. An impressive performance by Cornaredo FC's Edmondo Baruffa! A collision led to Cornaredo FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Alvise Strazzabosco hit a great ball. The supporters of Rosso Gialli FC booed when Cornaredo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvise Strazzabosco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arturo Giorda didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Rosso Gialli FC's Emanuele Giardino shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. A collision led to Rosso Gialli FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Alessandro Troiano hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alessandro Bisegna to make the kick off. Achille Iacobucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Bisegna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Bisegna in the 58th minute of play forced Rosso Gialli FC's goalkeeper Achille Iacobucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ermanno Mosca hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Fedele Alfani fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Arturo Giorda, passed just outside the right post. Emanuele Giardino might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arturo Giorda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emanuele Giardino ran back to his position shaking his head. Emanuele Giardino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Giorda having to interfere. When Alvise Strazzabosco fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cornaredo FC's protests and gave Alvise Strazzabosco a yellow card for diving instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Emanuele Giardino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rosso Gialli FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Emanuele Giardino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arturo Giorda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rosso Gialli FC's Andrea Ceccarelli got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 87 minutes into the match, Cornaredo FC's goalkeeper Arturo Giorda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuele Giardino. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alvaro Cirigliano during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Rosso Gialli FC booed when Cornaredo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvaro Cirigliano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arturo Giorda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuele Giardino in the 90th minute of play. Emanuele Giardino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arturo Giorda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. The Rosso Gialli FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Rosso Gialli FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.