League Play-Off

Canolo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Canolo AFC's Davide Bruno started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fabio Garofoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Bruno in the 4th minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Marechiaro La Gaiola's goal looked a bit too open when Daniele Scacchi came free, but Fabio Garofoli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniele Scacchi got free with Fabio Garofoli in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 10 minutes into the match, Marechiaro La Gaiola's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Bruno came free, but Fabio Garofoli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Canolo AFC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Fortunato Profeta hit a great ball. Corrado Marinacci might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anfilogino Carosella. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Corrado Marinacci ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvise Tassotti in the 23rd minute of play forced Canolo AFC's goalkeeper Anfilogino Carosella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Canolo AFC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Fabiano Arioli hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Fortunato Profeta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Corrado Marinacci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anfilogino Carosella having to interfere. In the 31st minute Cristiano Proietti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anfilogino Carosella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Canolo AFC's Fortunato Profeta got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fortunato Profeta during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Canolo AFC's Fortunato Profeta got a free kick in the 45th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Canolo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Proietti came free, but Anfilogino Carosella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristiano Proietti made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Davide Bruno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabio Garofoli was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After 57 played minutes Canolo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Edmondo Esposito. Canolo AFC's Daniele Scacchi got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Corrado Marinacci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 70 minutes into the match, Canolo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Proietti came free, but Anfilogino Carosella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberigo Di Liddo's late challenge caught a Marechiaro La Gaiola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alberigo Di Liddo helped the player get up and apologised. After 78 played minutes Canolo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Alberigo Di Liddo. When Corrado Marinacci came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Marechiaro La Gaiola 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 Corrado Marinacci couldn't finish the play. Corrado Marinacci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Anfilogino Carosella made a huge save. Anfilogino Carosella made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Corrado Marinacci sent off a good shot on target. If Davide Bruno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute, Daniele Scacchi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Canolo AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. With a little luck, Canolo AFC's Anfilogino Carosella got control of the ball when Corrado Marinacci tried to sneak it across the goal line. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Canolo AFC were victorious despite being under pressure from Marechiaro La Gaiola for much of the match.