League Play-Off

Vertemate Con Minopr
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Vertemate Con Minoprio's Dino Felli started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dennis Fini acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 4th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Fabrizio Massaro. Augusto Fracassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Dennis Fini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vertemate Con Minoprio's Anthony Censi shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 8th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Dennis Fini but with some difficulty. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dino Felli in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dennis Fini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vertemate Con Minoprio's Alessio Guarrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Gazza in the 22nd minute of play. Anselmo Gazza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alessio Guarrera having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Bassanello's goalkeeper Dennis Fini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Augusto Fracassi. 29 minutes into the match, Vertemate Con Minoprio's goal looked a bit too open when Eraldo Vitucci came free, but Alessio Guarrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Anselmo Gazza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alessio Guarrera. Vertemate Con Minoprio's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anselmo Gazza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The supporters of Bassanello booed when Vertemate Con Minoprio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesare Cicchini didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dino Felli during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dino Felli hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute, Anselmo Gazza made a precise shot to the right of Alessio Guarrera. Vertemate Con Minoprio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After 47 minutes, Anthony Censi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vertemate Con Minoprio and the Bassanello players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of Vertemate Con Minoprio:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bassanello:s goal. In the 48th minute there was a penalty for Bassanello. Edoardo Marchegiani stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alessio Guarrera. 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anselmo Gazza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Vertemate Con Minoprio's Cesare Cicchini got a free kick in the 56th minute. If Eraldo Vitucci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eraldo Vitucci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Augusto Fracassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Dennis Fini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eraldo Vituccis short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Alessio Guarrera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Anselmo Gazza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alessio Guarrera having to interfere. Dennis Fini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dino Felli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dennis Fini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dino Felli, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Vertemate Con Minoprio's zone, Eraldo Vitucci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alessio Guarrera came out of the goal and Eraldo Vitucci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, Bassanello's Alessio Guarrera threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Anselmo Gazza, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Gazza in the 92nd minute of play forced Vertemate Con Minoprio's goalkeeper Alessio Guarrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 minutes, Alvise Bolognini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bassanello and the Vertemate Con Minoprio players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alvise Bolognini kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Bassanello left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Vertemate Con Minoprio.