League Play-Off

Mandria
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alessio Albani took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Alberigo Camerlengo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antonello Prandini was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 6th minute, Alberigo Camerlengo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alessio Albani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dave Di Florio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Dave Di Florio made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Carmine Foddis sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Mandria FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Amedeo Gagliano hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the match, Mandria FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciccio Pelliccia came free, but Antonello Prandini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Mandria FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Di Michele came free, but Antonello Prandini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Albani in the 37th minute of play forced Croce Valanidi AFC's goalkeeper Dave Di Florio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mandria FC's goalkeeper Antonello Prandini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Croce Valanidi AFC booed when Mandria FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amerigo Menna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ercole Di Michele to strike the kick off in the second half. Fortunato Piano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amerigo Menna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 60 minutes into the match, Croce Valanidi AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Carmine Foddis came free, but Dave Di Florio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Mandria FC booed when Croce Valanidi AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdinando Corvi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carmine Foddis scored 1-1 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dave Di Florio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Ercole Di Michele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edmondo Campoli's late challenge caught a Croce Valanidi AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edmondo Campoli helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Mandria FC's Edmondo Campoli got a free kick in the 71st minute. Fortunato Piano succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 72nd playminute. Dave Di Florio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmondo Campoli in the 77th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Croce Valanidi AFC's zone, Carmine Foddis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dave Di Florio came out of the goal and Carmine Foddis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carmine Presutti charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carmine Presutti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Croce Valanidi AFC booed when Mandria FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carmine Presutti didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ercole Di Michele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Fortunato Piano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Ercole Di Michele's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonello Prandini was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The supporters of Croce Valanidi AFC booed when Mandria FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmondo Campoli didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Mandria FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Croce Valanidi AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Croce Valanidi AFC.