League Play-Off

Stadio Castiglione
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dario De Lucia made the kick off which started today's match. Carlo De Matteis struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Emiliano Di Pietro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Castiglione. Castiglione's Dario De Lucia got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nichelino's Emiliano Di Pietro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dario De Lucia in the 11th minute of play. Corrado Formaggio hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Antonio Ruzzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eraldo Gentili, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Eraldo Gentili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Ruzzi having to interfere. Amos Caretti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 34 minutes into the game, Arturo Di Vito was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Castiglione's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nichelino the free kick. A collision led to Castiglione getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Arturo Di Vito hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrizio Liberati in the 37th minute of play forced Castiglione's goalkeeper Antonio Ruzzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ettore Marcelli hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Eraldo Gentili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Antonio Ruzzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Castiglione players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Nichelino were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabrizio Liberati to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Flavio Cordone during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Flavio Cordone hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Carlo De Matteis's late challenge caught a Nichelino's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlo De Matteis helped the player get up and apologised. If Eraldo Gentili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ettore Marcelli's late challenge caught a Nichelino's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ettore Marcelli helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th match minute, Castiglione was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ettore Marcelli to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute of the match, Fabrizio Liberati tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Antonio Ruzzi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Flavio Cordone was shown his second yellow card after 71 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 73rd match minute, Nichelino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavio Cordone to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the match, Castiglione's goalkeeper Antonio Ruzzi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eraldo Gentili. After 80 played minutes Nichelino got a freekick which was hit by Corrado Formaggio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amos Caretti in the 85th minute of play forced Nichelino's goalkeeper Emiliano Di Pietro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emiliano Di Pietro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amos Caretti, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Anselmo Rocchi hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Amos Caretti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Emiliano Di Pietro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Eraldo Gentili managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nichelino's supporters rose to their feet, but Eraldo Gentili was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antonio Ruzzi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th minute, Armin Pace hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Nichelino eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.