League Play-Off

Stadio Crea
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. Beppe Quattrocchi started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Crea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Ianni to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis De Felice in the 3rd minute of play forced Crea's goalkeeper Christian Carafa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th match minute, Crea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Concetto Pala to maneuver through the defense. Carter Fata's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvise Guaita read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Biagio Marulli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Ponterotto booed when Crea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Ianni didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute, Felice Picozzi sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Crea's Christian Carafa didn't even have to move. 26 minutes into the game, Angelo Ianni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Crea's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ponterotto the free kick. In the 26th match minute, Crea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Ianni to maneuver through the defense. In the 31stth minute of the game Biagio Marulli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Crea's Christian Carafa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Beppe Quattrocchi came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Crea fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Beppe Quattrocchi couldn't finish the play. Felice Picozzi's late challenge caught a Crea's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felice Picozzi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 35th match minute, Ponterotto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felice Picozzi to maneuver through the defense. Crea's Armin Basso got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Dennis De Felice came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Ponterotto fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dennis De Felice couldn't finish the play. 46 minutes into the match, Ponterotto's Biagio Marulli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christian Carafa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Christian Carafa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis De Felice in the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dennis De Felice to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Biagio Marulli got free with Christian Carafa in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Beppe Quattrocchi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alvise Guaita having to make a save. 66 minutes into the game, Amedeo Di Federico was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Crea's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ponterotto the free kick. The supporters of Ponterotto booed when Crea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amedeo Di Federico didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dennis De Felice in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christian Carafa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Christian Carafa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dennis De Felice went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Concetto Pala kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Felice Picozzi sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Crea's Christian Carafa didn't even have to move. Dennis De Felice recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dennis De Felice fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Carafa having to interfere. Carter Fata succeeded in the game's 93rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. The Ponterotto players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Crea from taking control. The game ends in a draw.