League Play-Off

Stadio Mezzanino
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Aurelio Di Francesco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mezzanino's supporters rose to their feet, but Aurelio Di Francesco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florian Cattaneo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Bagno A Ripoli getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Cesare Scirea hit a great ball. Alfonso Gori kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Mezzanino's Dennis Tassotti broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Florian Cattaneo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Di Francesco in the 18th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfonso Gori during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Bagno A Ripoli getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Alfonso Gori hit a great ball. Florian Cattaneo made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Alberto Iovine sent off a good shot on target. Mezzanino's Fausto Betti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniele Galeone in the 25th minute of play. The supporters of Bagno A Ripoli booed when Mezzanino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrea Rocco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christian Tiburtini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute, Ermanno De Cesaris 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. Fausto Betti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Galeone, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Christian Tiburtini 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. If Christian Tiburtini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniele Galeone to make the kick off. The supporters of Mezzanino booed when Bagno A Ripoli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelio Di Crescenzo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florian Cattaneo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Iovine went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Mezzanino's Ercole Di Fazio got a free kick in the 60th minute. Christian Tiburtini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Fausto Betti made a huge save. Christian Tiburtini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Betti having to interfere. Florian Cattaneo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Di Francesco in the 68th minute of the match. Alberto Iovine recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aurelio Di Crescenzo during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 71st minute of the game. One of Bagno A Ripoli:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mezzanino:s goal. If Aurelio Di Francesco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bagno A Ripoli's Christian Tiburtini got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mezzanino's Aurelio Di Francesco got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Florian Cattaneo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Di Francesco in the 92nd minute of the match. If Christian Tiburtini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 99th minute Comunardo Boldrini suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. A collision led to Mezzanino getting a freekick after 100 minutes play. Aurelio Di Francesco hit a great ball. Mezzanino were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bagno A Ripoli for a fine match.