League Play-Off

Stadio Borgo Vercell
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Cristoforo Tristezza made the kick off and thus started the match. Amerigo De Paolis's late challenge caught a Casemurate's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amerigo De Paolis helped the player get up and apologised. Borgo Vercelli's Corrado Sabatino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Gervasi in the 4th minute of play. After 6 minutes, Dennis Bertolini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Casemurate and the Borgo Vercelli players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Borgo Vercelli booed when Casemurate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dennis Bertolini didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 8 minutes, Franco Sciarretta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Borgo Vercelli and the Casemurate players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Borgo Vercelli's Franco Sciarretta got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 10th match minute, Borgo Vercelli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Achille Lauria to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute of the match Eugenio Basso shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Corrado Sabatino showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 11th minute, Aldo Simeoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Cristoforo Tristezza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute of the match, Ciccio Di Cola got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alex Giovannelli was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Aldo Topatigh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Giovannelli having to interfere. Cristoforo Tristezza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Corrado Sabatino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Casemurate's Alex Giovannelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Topatigh in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aldo Topatigh stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Achille Lauria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Alex Giovannelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Corrado Sabatino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristoforo Tristezza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute Cristoforo Tristezza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corrado Sabatino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alex Giovannelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciccio Di Cola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Casemurate's Cristoforo Tristezza dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. Alex Giovannelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciccio Di Cola in the 77th minute of play. Emiliano Gervasi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Corrado Sabatino when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Corrado Sabatino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristoforo Tristezza in the 80th minute of play. If Aldo Topatigh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th match minute, Casemurate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Concetto Zangari to maneuver through the defense. Cristoforo Tristezza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Corrado Sabatino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Casemurate walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.