League Play-Off

Stadio Bellariva
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Emilio Tiberio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Tiberio in the 7th minute of play forced San Sperato FC's goalkeeper Francesco Nicolini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in San Sperato FC's zone, Bruno Del Monaco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francesco Nicolini came out of the goal and Bruno Del Monaco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 10th match minute, San Sperato FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Caligaris to maneuver through the defense. Francesco Nicolini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bruno Del Monaco in the 16th minute. Angelo Trevisani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carter Colaussi in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Ferdinando Grifoni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Angelo Trevisani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 30 minutes into the match, San Sperato FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Tiberio came free, but Francesco Nicolini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emilio Tiberio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Francesco Nicolini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 34 played minutes San Sperato FC got a freekick which was hit by Diego Chioda. Francesco Nicolini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilio Tiberio in the 37th minute of play. In the 43rd minute Carter Colaussi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Trevisani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 46 minutes, Emilio Tiberio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bellariva AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emilio Tiberio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emilio Tiberio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Francesco Nicolini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ferdinando Grifoni stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Emiliano Vespa kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Bellariva AFC's Carter Di Clemente couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for San Sperato FC. Emilio Tiberio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francesco Nicolini having to interfere. Francesco Nicolini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Del Monaco in the 56th minute of the match. San Sperato FC's Francesco Nicolini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Del Monaco in the 58th minute of play. After having played for 59 minutes, Bruno Del Monaco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bellariva AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Del Monaco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. San Sperato FC's Francesco Nicolini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Del Monaco in the 62nd minute of play. Carter Colaussi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Bellariva AFC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Antonio De Rossi hit a great ball. With a little luck, Bellariva AFC's Angelo Trevisani got control of the ball when Carter Colaussi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emilio Tiberio might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Francesco Nicolini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emilio Tiberio ran back to his position shaking his head. Francesco Nicolini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Tiberio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emilio Tiberio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Francesco Nicolini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Carter Colaussi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diego Chioda got his second yellow card in the match during the 82nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, San Sperato FC's Diego Chioda got a free kick in the 83rd minute. The audience held their breath when Antonio De Rossi in the 85th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Francesco Nicolini's left hand side. Dario Oddi kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bellariva AFC! In the 92nd minute there was a penalty for San Sperato FC. Ciccio Olmi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Angelo Trevisani. 0-2. After a rather tough play, Bellariva AFC's Dario Oddi got a free kick in the 96th minute. With a little luck, Bellariva AFC's Angelo Trevisani got control of the ball when Carter Colaussi tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. San Sperato FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.