League Play-Off

Costa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Costa FC's Augusto Ansoldi 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. The supporters of Marocco booed when Costa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Mazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Costa FC's zone, Davide Pasinati stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enrico Luciano came out of the goal and Davide Pasinati tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Comunardo Franzioni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Alfonso Onori fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Bernardo Malvezzi, passed just outside the right post. If Federico Giampietro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute, Alfonso Onori fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Bernardo Malvezzi, passed just outside the right post. Alfonso Onori fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Malvezzi having to interfere. Enzo Carlini charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enzo Carlini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Marocco booed when Costa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Carlini didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Costa FC's zone, Davide Pasinati stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enrico Luciano came out of the goal and Davide Pasinati tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 33rd minute Federico Giampietro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrico Luciano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Federico Giampietro made the kick off in the second half. Enrico Luciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Giampietro, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. If Federico Giampietro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alfonso Onori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Ansoldi in the 63rd minute of play forced Marocco's goalkeeper Bernardo Malvezzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 65 minutes, Alfonso Onori managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Costa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfonso Onori was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 68 minutes into the match, Marocco's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Onori came free, but Bernardo Malvezzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Augusto Ansoldi made a precise shot to the right of Bernardo Malvezzi. Marocco's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Federico Giampietro's late challenge caught a Costa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Federico Giampietro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Marocco getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Federico Giampietro hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Onori in the 84th minute of play forced Marocco's goalkeeper Bernardo Malvezzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Malvezzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Onori in the 91st minute of the match. Davide Pasinati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrico Luciano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Giampietro in the 95th minute of the match. If Alfonso Onori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.