League Play-Off

Concorezzo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Concetto Molinari made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the game, one of Concorezzo AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ferruccio Imperiale placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Sarbia's Carter Leone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Celli in the 13th minute of play. Francesco Lancia's late challenge caught a Concorezzo AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francesco Lancia helped the player get up and apologised. In the 14th minute, Francesco Lancia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute Concetto Molinari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Santovito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute of the match, Ettore Cianci got a very nice opportunity to score, but Carter Leone was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Concetto Molinari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Santovito having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Concetto Molinari left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sarbia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Adriano Celli was extremely unlucky when he, in the 30th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Concetto Molinari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Eugenio Santovito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ennio Giammarino during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th match minute, Sarbia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ennio Giammarino to maneuver through the defense. Ettore Cianci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Sarbia's Ennio Giammarino got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After having played for 47 minutes, Francesco Lancia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sarbia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francesco Lancia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ettore Cianci to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bianco Taranto during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 52nd minute, Bianco Taranto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ettore Cianci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Carter Leone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ettore Cianci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carter Leone having to interfere. Ettore Cianci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 60 played minutes Sarbia got a freekick which was hit by Ennio Giammarino. Carter Leone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ettore Cianci, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Davide Sampo charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Davide Sampo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Davide Sampo hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Concetto Molinari might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eugenio Santovito. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Concetto Molinari ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 70th minute, Ettore Cianci 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. Ettore Cianci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Adriano Celli fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Concorezzo AFC's protests and gave Adriano Celli a yellow card for diving instead. In the 80th minute, Adriano Celli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eugenio Santovito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francesco Lancia in the 95th minute. The Sarbia supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sarbia would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.