League Play-Off

Borgo Montello
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Carmine Speranza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonello Di Felice, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Antonio Bonsignore charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Bonsignore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Cassina Nuova getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Antonio Bonsignore hit a great ball. Alvise Pocobello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ettore Miranda having to interfere. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cassina Nuova! In the 11th minute there was a penalty for Borgo Montello AFC. Davide Martano stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ettore Miranda. 1-0. In the 20th minute, Cassina Nuova's Achille Violento seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Achille Violento the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Cassina Nuova protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Achille Violento had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 21st minute, Achille Violento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Cassina Nuova's zone, Davide Martano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ettore Miranda came out of the goal and Davide Martano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Enzo Lucchetta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The attack was good, but when Enzo Lucchetta in the 26th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. A collision led to Cassina Nuova getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Antonio Bonsignore hit a great ball. In the 38th minute, Elia Clemente 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. Borgo Montello AFC's Enzo Lucchetta got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carmine Speranza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonello Di Felice, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the match, Borgo Montello AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Antonello Di Felice came free, but Carmine Speranza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Cassina Nuova's zone, Elia Clemente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ettore Miranda came out of the goal and Elia Clemente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Enzo Lucchetta made a kick off. Ettore Miranda came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Borgo Montello AFC's Elia Clemente. But to his dismay, Elia Clemente quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Ettore Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elia Clemente in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 74th minute Alvise Pocobello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ettore Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Elia Clemente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ettore Miranda was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Antonello Di Felice sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alvise Pocobello hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Ettore Miranda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enzo Lucchetta in the 84th minute of play. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cassina Nuova's goalkeeper Ettore Miranda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.