League Play-Off

Meda
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eugenio Ferraris took the kick off in the first half of the match. Donato Rizzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amerigo Liberati, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 3 played minutes Calvari got a freekick which was hit by Florian Melone. After some careless play in the Calvari defense, Christian Censi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Donato Rizzo. The Calvari fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Donato Rizzo should have stopped the shot. Cosimo Fioravanti charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cosimo Fioravanti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Calvari's Cosimo Fioravanti got a free kick in the 9th minute. Christian Censi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amerigo Liberati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Rizzo having to interfere. Dennis Castagna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Beppe Baldassarre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Meda FC's Christian Censi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. Edmondo Iacovacci took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Donato Rizzo. Calvari's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Alfonso Biavati hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Meda FC defense, Dennis Castagna kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Beppe Baldassarre. The Meda FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Beppe Baldassarre should have stopped the shot. In the 40th minute, Alvise Toto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donato Rizzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amerigo Liberati, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Dennis Castagna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Ferraris in the 48th minute of play forced Meda FC's goalkeeper Beppe Baldassarre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amerigo Liberati made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmine Juliano in the 52nd minute of play forced Meda FC's goalkeeper Beppe Baldassarre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Calvari's Florian Melone in 53 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Beppe Baldassarre guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Dennis Castagna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Beppe Baldassarre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amerigo Liberati recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Christian Censi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Rizzo having to interfere. Amerigo Liberati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Donato Rizzo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Christian Censi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the match, Meda FC's goalkeeper Beppe Baldassarre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dennis Castagna. Donato Rizzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Censi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donato Rizzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amerigo Liberati in the 91st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Meda FC's Alvise Toto got a free kick in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Meda FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Calvari had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.