League Play-Off

Palombina Nuova
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ennio Mian made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Domenico Pasqualone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuele Marcantonio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuele Marconi, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Emanuele Marcantonio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Federico Pani's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. After having played for 29 minutes, Federico Pani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Concorezzo AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Federico Pani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 34 minutes into the match, Palombina Nuova AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Domenico Pasqualone came free, but Emanuele Marcantonio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelo Guadagnoli 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuele Marconi in the 40th minute of play forced Palombina Nuova AFC's goalkeeper Emanuele Marcantonio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Palombina Nuova AFC's Emanuele Marcantonio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuele Marconi in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After a defensive mix-up in Concorezzo AFC's zone, Angelo Guadagnoli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ettore Antico came out of the goal and Angelo Guadagnoli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Concetto Villani kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Federico Pani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Concorezzo AFC's Federico Pani got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emanuele Marconi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Emanuele Marconi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Concorezzo AFC booed when Palombina Nuova AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabiano Moretti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Federico Pani might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emanuele Marcantonio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Federico Pani ran back to his position shaking his head. When Fabiano Moretti fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palombina Nuova AFC's protests and gave Fabiano Moretti a yellow card for diving instead. In the 69th minute, Fabiano Moretti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Federico Pani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Concorezzo AFC booed when Palombina Nuova AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabiano Moretti didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 79 minutes, Federico Pani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Concorezzo AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Federico Pani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emanuele Marconi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuele Marcantonio having to interfere. When Fabiano Moretti was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 83 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Palombina Nuova AFC's Fabiano Moretti got a free kick in the 84th minute. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Federico Pani sped through Palombina Nuova AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Emanuele Marcantonio. Emanuele Marcantonio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuele Marconi's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Angelo Guadagnoli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ettore Antico having to interfere. If Angelo Guadagnoli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Concorezzo AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Concorezzo AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.