League Play-Off

Mezzavalle
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlo Spiazzi started the match with the kick off. Mezzavalle AFC's Fausto Finocchio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlo Spiazzi in the 4th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Mezzavalle AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Sforza came free, but Fausto Finocchio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Zepponami FC's Carlo Spiazzi in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mezzavalle AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Zepponami FC's Ercole Florio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Di Toma in the 12th minute of play. Fausto Finocchio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlo Spiazzi in the 13th minute of the match. Daniele Vitelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Ercole Florio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eugenio Sforza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Finocchio having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Spiazzi in the 24th minute of play forced Mezzavalle AFC's goalkeeper Fausto Finocchio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fausto Finocchio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenio Sforza in the 29th minute of the match. After 29 played minutes Mezzavalle AFC got a freekick which was hit by Felice Olivieri. In the 33rd minute, Eugenio Sforza 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. Carlo Spiazzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Fausto Finocchio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Carlo Spiazzi 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. With a little luck, Zepponami FC's Ercole Florio got control of the ball when Daniele Vitelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Daniele Vitelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armando Di Toma to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, one of Mezzavalle AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mezzavalle AFC. In the 55th minute there was a penalty for Zepponami FC. Adriano Centofanti stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fausto Finocchio. 0-1. The nice shot from Eugenio Sforza in the 60thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Fausto Finocchio had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. In the 62nd minute Carlo Spiazzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Finocchio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mezzavalle AFC's Fausto Finocchio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlo Spiazzi in the 64th minute of play. If Daniele Vitelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eugenio Sforza's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Fausto Finocchio skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 71 played minutes Mezzavalle AFC got a freekick which was hit by Donato Angelucci. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Spiazzi in the 73rd minute of play forced Mezzavalle AFC's goalkeeper Fausto Finocchio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniele Vitelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ercole Florio having to interfere. Zepponami FC's Eugenio Sforza got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniele Vitelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ercole Florio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fausto Finocchio made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Eugenio Sforza sent off a good shot on target. Ercole Florio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felice Olivieri in the 86th minute of the match. The Zepponami FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.