League Play-Off

Lobbi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ernesto Rivera made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Rivera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Federico Maia was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Federico Maia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Rivera in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute Valle were awarded a corner. Enzo Mantini went to the cornerflag to take it. Enzo Mantini made a great header on Valle's corner, it was just that Lobbi AFC's Federico Maia managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 11th minute, Ernesto Rivera made a precise shot to the right of Federico Maia. Lobbi AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ernesto Rivera succeeded in the game's 16th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. After 19 minutes, Ernesto Rivera made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Lobbi AFC's Federico Maia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Rivera in the 24th minute of play forced Lobbi AFC's goalkeeper Federico Maia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Federico Maia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ernesto Rivera's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Lobbi AFC's Florian Castelli got a free kick in the 27th minute. Ermanno Proietti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Maia having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lobbi AFC's zone, Ernesto Rivera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Federico Maia came out of the goal and Ernesto Rivera 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 Ernesto Rivera in the 36th minute of play forced Lobbi AFC's goalkeeper Federico Maia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elia De Lucia made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Daniele Mozzoni sent off a good shot on target. After 41 minutes, Ernesto Rivera made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. Lobbi AFC's Federico Maia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Federico Maia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ernesto Rivera's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Alfredo Di Fonzo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ciccio Chelodi was the one to do the kick off. Alfredo Di Fonzo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lobbi AFC's Daniele Mozzoni got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Enzo Mantini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Maia having to interfere. Florian Castelli's late challenge caught a Valle's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florian Castelli helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Lobbi AFC's Florian Castelli got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the game, Ernesto Rivera lined in a short shot 0-6 behind a frustrated Federico Maia. After 66 played minutes Lobbi AFC got a freekick which was hit by Edoardo Fontana. Ernesto Riveras short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Federico Maia to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The Valle fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when Valle's Ernesto Rivera 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 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 75 minutes into the game, Enzo Mantini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valle's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lobbi AFC the free kick. In the 76th match minute, Valle was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Mantini to maneuver through the defense. Ernesto Rivera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Federico Maia made a huge save. Ernesto Rivera's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Federico Maia firmly grabbed it by the left post. With his leg Federico Maia managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Valle's Ernesto Rivera fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Lobbi AFC's Florian Castelli got a free kick in the 84th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabio Potenza during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 87 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lobbi AFC! After a defensive mix-up in Lobbi AFC's zone, Alfredo Di Fonzo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Federico Maia came out of the goal and Alfredo Di Fonzo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match was over Valle could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Lobbi AFC throughout the match.