League Play-Off

Ammonite
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alfredo Quercia took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Ammonite getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Fabio Leggeri hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the game, Cristiano Tonon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Elia Ciapponi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 17 played minutes Fontana got a freekick which was hit by Carlo Capuozzi. In the 18th minute, Alfredo Quercia fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Antonio Torri, passed just outside the right post. In the 20thth minute of the game Alfredo Quercia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fontana's Antonio Torri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Elia Ciapponi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Pedroni, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute Cristiano Tonon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Ciapponi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Alexander Pedroni 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. 33 minutes into the match, Alfredo Quercia dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Antonio Torri, 1-1. Claudio Pili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elia Ciapponi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Pedroni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Tonon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Elia Ciapponi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniele Conforti's late challenge caught a Ammonite's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniele Conforti helped the player get up and apologised. Daniele Conforti hit a great freekick 49 minutes into the match. Antonio Torri was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 50th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Alfredo Andreola. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Cristiano Tonon made the kick off in the second half. Ammonite's Elia Ciapponi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Tonon in the 54th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Cristiano Tonon fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Elia Ciapponi, passed just outside the right post. Alexander Pedroni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Elia Ciapponi made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Alexander Pedroni sent off a good shot on target. 70 minutes into the match, Ammonite's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Tonon came free, but Elia Ciapponi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Fontana booed when Ammonite was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eraldo Grimaldi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Torri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Quercia in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute Alfredo Quercia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Torri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudio Pili struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Antonio Torri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ammonite. In the 82nd match minute, Fontana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Capuozzi to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlo Capuozzi during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th minute, Carlo Capuozzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eraldo Grimaldi charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eraldo Grimaldi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.