League Play-Off

Stadio Gallo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Domenico Volpe made the kick off and thus started the match. Elia Rulli made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Fabrizio Parco sent off a good shot on target. Domenico Volpe had several of the Baranzate's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 9 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Elia Rulli as he didn't even see the shot coming. When Baranzate's Adriano Marra in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gallo's goalie prevented a goal. Alessandro Hell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Marra in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Adriano Marra 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. 26 minutes into the match, Adriano Marra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alessandro Hell. Gallo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adriano Marra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Fortunato Marra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Adriano Marra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Baranzate's zone, Fabrizio Parco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elia Rulli came out of the goal and Fabrizio Parco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fortunato Marra made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Comunardo Combi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A nice corner shot did that Diego De Felice got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Elia Rulli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 61 minutes into the match, Gallo's goal looked a bit too open when Fortunato Marra came free, but Alessandro Hell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dario Gargano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Elia Rulli. Baranzate's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 68th minute, Fabrizio Parco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gallo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Alessandro Hell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferruccio Della Francesca in the 75th minute of play. Adriano Marra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alessandro Hell having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Baranzate's zone, Fabrizio Parco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elia Rulli came out of the goal and Fabrizio Parco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adriano Marra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Alessandro Hell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 99th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gallo's goalkeeper Alessandro Hell, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gallo had won after a very even match.