League Play-Off

Gallarate
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Augusto Fortunato started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Augusto Fortunato fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Claudio Guerini, passed just outside the right post. Eraldo Petrini charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eraldo Petrini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eraldo Petrini hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. If Ennio Manfredi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 22 minutes, Ercole Di Rado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gallarate AFC and the Rozzano players grew even worse after the yellow card. 21 minutes into the game, one of Gallarate AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 23rd minute there was a penalty for Rozzano. Attilio Busillo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Donato Biagetti. 0-1. Ennio Manfredi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Biagetti having to interfere. Claudio Guerini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Fortunato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Ennio Manfredi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Biagetti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Amerigo Biscotti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Biagetti. Gallarate AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amerigo Biscotti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 38th minute, Augusto Fortunato reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Claudio Guerini. The goal made the score 1-2. Frank Borromeo 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Amerigo Biscotti made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rozzano's goalkeeper Claudio Guerini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 61st minute, Rozzano's Ennio Manfredi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Gallarate AFC's Frank Borromeo got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Augusto Fortunato managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gallarate AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Augusto Fortunato was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudio Guerini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rozzano's Claudio Guerini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Fortunato in the 76th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Gallarate AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Amerigo Biscotti came free, but Donato Biagetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Amerigo Biscotti 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. Daniele Bevilacqua kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Augusto Fortunato recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 87 minutes into the game, Christian Di Falco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rozzano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gallarate AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Rozzano's Christian Di Falco got a free kick in the 87th minute. Frank Borromeo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Augusto Fortunato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Guerini having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Edoardo Borrelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Gallarate AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Rozzano's performance. The match ended with a win for Rozzano.