League Play-Off

Gambellara
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ciccio De Cristofaro kicked off to start the match. In the 4th match minute, Settimo Milanese AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulvio Di Berardino to maneuver through the defense. Ciccio De Cristofaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Christian Orsini put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Damiano Staniscia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosimo Di Marino in the 12th minute of play forced Gambellara's goalkeeper Corrado Briganti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th match minute, Gambellara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Corsi to maneuver through the defense. Diego Cusumano lost his temper 17 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Settimo Milanese AFC! Gambellara's Corrado Briganti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Di Croce in the 24th minute of play. Donato Trevisani hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. If Dave Di Croce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute, Ciccio De Cristofaro 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. With a little luck, Settimo Milanese AFC's Damiano Staniscia got control of the ball when Christian Orsini tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dave Di Croce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 44 minutes into the match, Dave Di Croce had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Corrado Briganti. Gambellara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dave Di Croce was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dave Di Croce stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Damiano Staniscia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciccio De Cristofaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Ciccio De Cristofaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Ferdinando Federici managed to get in a good position for a shot. Settimo Milanese AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ferdinando Federici was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Corrado Briganti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 62nd minute, Dave Di Croce 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. When Ercole Loiacono fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Settimo Milanese AFC's protests and gave Ercole Loiacono a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gambellara's goalkeeper Corrado Briganti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Christian Orsini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Corrado Briganti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dave Di Croce in the 80th minute. Dave Di Croce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Corrado Briganti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Christian Orsini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gambellara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Aurelio Corsi charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aurelio Corsi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Settimo Milanese AFC booed when Gambellara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelio Corsi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Gambellara support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.