League Play-Off

Stadio Grugliasco
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Enzo Bracco got the match started through his kick off. Bernardo Pallotta didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 4th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. In the 16th minute, Emilio Vitelli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Concetto De Vecchis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Emilio Vitelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Concetto De Vecchis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Achille Casale in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Concetto De Vecchis saved Grugliasco AFC from getting behind. Franco Galante charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Franco Galante the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th minute, Franco Galante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Enzo Bracco sped through Castenaso AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bernardo Pallotta. Bernardo Pallotta was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Enzo Bracco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Enzo Bracco really showed his touch with that goal: 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Bracco in the 35th minute of play forced Castenaso AFC's goalkeeper Bernardo Pallotta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Concetto De Vecchis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilio Vitelli in the 40th minute of play. If Emilio Vitelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emilio Vitelli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Davide Gargano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grugliasco AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Castenaso AFC the free kick. In the 52nd minute, one of Grugliasco AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Grugliasco AFC. Castenaso AFC's Bernardo Pallotta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Avesani in the 58th minute of play. Concetto De Vecchis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Vitelli in the 61st minute of the match. Ercole Orioli hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Bernardo Pallotta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enzo Bracco in the 64th minute of play. Bernardo Pallotta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Bracco in the 67th minute of the match. If Dennis Avesani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Avesani in the 70th minute of play forced Castenaso AFC's goalkeeper Bernardo Pallotta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Pallotta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Avesani in the 72nd minute of the match. A collision led to Castenaso AFC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Amedeo Di Paolo hit a great ball. Bernardo Pallotta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enzo Bracco's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Bernardo Pallotta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Bracco in the 77th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the game, Castenaso AFC's Achille Casale nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Concetto De Vecchis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. Concetto De Vecchis made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Achille Casale sent off a good shot on target. Dennis Avesani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Pallotta having to interfere. Grugliasco AFC's Enzo Bracco got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 90 minutes, Dennis Avesani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grugliasco AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dennis Avesani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 92nd minute Emilio Vitelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Concetto De Vecchis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grugliasco AFC's goalkeeper Concetto De Vecchis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Grugliasco AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Castenaso AFC for a fine match.