League Play-Off

Calanna
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frank Del Grosso took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dennis De Nardis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Casadei having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Dennis De Nardis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dario Casadei was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Alessio Scevola's late challenge caught a Fantasina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessio Scevola helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Bernardini in the 12th minute of play forced Calanna's goalkeeper Dario Casadei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Del Grosso in the 13th minute of play forced Fantasina's goalkeeper Bianco Fortuna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th match minute, Fantasina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdinando Ceccon to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the match, Donato Bernardini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dario Casadei. Calanna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Donato Bernardini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 26th minute Dennis De Nardis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Casadei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bianco Fortuna made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Filippo Marchesani sent off a good shot on target. If Filippo Marchesani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute, Frank Del Grosso 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. Bianco Fortuna made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Filippo Marchesani sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bianco Casiraghi during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bianco Casiraghi kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After 41 played minutes Fantasina got a freekick which was hit by Donato Bernardini. Frank Del Grosso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bianco Fortuna having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dennis De Nardis made a kick off. Dario Casadei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis De Nardis, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 60 played minutes Fantasina got a freekick which was hit by Dario Porcu. In the 61st minute of the match Alfonso Zinni shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bianco Fortuna showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dario Casadei made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Donato Bernardini sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexander Di Toro during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th match minute, Fantasina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francesco Bevilacqua to maneuver through the defense. Calanna's Alfonso Zinni couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 71st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Fantasina. Bianco Fortuna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippo Marchesani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damiano Basile kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. A collision led to Fantasina getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Ercole Perna hit a great ball. After 84 minutes, Enzo Imperatrice mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Calanna and the Fantasina players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 84 played minutes Calanna got a freekick which was hit by Enzo Imperatrice. When Ercole Perna fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fantasina's protests and gave Ercole Perna a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Fantasina booed when Calanna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Imperatrice didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Dario Casadei managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Fantasina's Donato Bernardini fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 96 minutes, Ferdinando Ceccon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fantasina and the Calanna players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Fantasina eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.