League Play-Off

Stadio San Damiano
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arturo Avesani got the match started through his kick off. Fausto Di Marino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edoardo Gava, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Edoardo Gava came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Montespaccato fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edoardo Gava couldn't finish the play. Edoardo Gava sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Edoardo Gava 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 17th minute Emanuele Tundo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Di Marino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edoardo Gava received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Fausto Di Marino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arturo Avesani during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th match minute, San Damiano AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Avesani to maneuver through the defense. Edoardo Gava received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Fausto Di Marino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Emanuele Tundo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fausto Di Marino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Edoardo Gava sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edoardo Gava sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Edoardo Gava came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Montespaccato fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edoardo Gava couldn't finish the play. In the 46th minute, Emanuele Tundo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fausto Di Marino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emanuele Tundo was the one to do the kick off. Montespaccato's Edoardo Gava got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Biagio Villa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfonso Melchiorre went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 72 minutes into the match, Montespaccato's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Uguccioni came free, but Biagio Villa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edoardo Gava received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Fausto Di Marino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emanuele Tundo in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fausto Di Marino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfonso Melchiorre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute, Arturo Avesani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute, Alfonso Melchiorre left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Damiano AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Emanuele Tundo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fausto Di Marino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. If Alfonso Melchiorre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.