League Play-Off

Chieri
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. Attilio Galeone started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Chieri FC got a freekick which was hit by Bianco Gizzi. Cosimo Garofalo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 6th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 10th minute, Arrigo Alba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristoforo Buonanno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciccio Troiano in the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Ciccio Troiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristoforo Buonanno was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 23rd minute Ciccio Troiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Buonanno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 24 played minutes Chieri FC got a freekick which was hit by Armando Muzzolon. Cosimo Garofalo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 26 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute Achille Ronca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Buonanno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Achille Mori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Chieri FC! Ciccio Troiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristoforo Buonanno having to interfere. Cristoforo Buonanno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achille Ronca in the 44th minute of the match. Bianco Gizzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dino Mangione. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bianco Gizzi ran back to his position shaking his head. If Achille Mori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ciccio Troiano was the one to do the kick off. Ciccio Troiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 59 minutes, Arrigo Alba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chieri FC and the Mantelle FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arrigo Alba kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Chieri FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ciccio Troiano 62 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. The supporters of Mantelle FC booed when Chieri FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bianco Gizzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd match minute, Chieri FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bianco Gizzi to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 75 in the game by Achille Ronca from a close distance when the talented Cristoforo Buonanno managed to make a qualified save. Chieri FC's players were relieved. In the 82nd minute, Bianco Gizzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dino Mangione stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Achille Mori's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. In the 91st minute, Achille Ronca reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cristoforo Buonanno. The goal made the score 0-5. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mantelle FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.