League Play-Off

Fagnano Olona
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aldo Trentini got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Alpo AFC's Concetto La Marca got control of the ball when Bruno Romino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Daniele Suriani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Cesare Manzoni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fagnano Olona AFC's Cesare Manzoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camillo Avesani in the 10th minute of play. Camillo Avesani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carter Spada charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carter Spada the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th match minute, Fagnano Olona AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carter Spada to maneuver through the defense. Daniele Suriani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesare Manzoni having to interfere. Camillo Avesani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Cesare Manzoni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniele Suriani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Cesare Manzoni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alex Pasinati's late challenge caught a Alpo AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Pasinati helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Fagnano Olona AFC booed when Alpo AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Federico Lucente didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Fagnano Olona AFC's Aldo Trentini in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alpo AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 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 Daniele Suriani to strike the kick off in the second half. Aldo Trentini 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. Carter Spada was shown his second yellow card after 63 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 64th match minute, Fagnano Olona AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carter Spada to maneuver through the defense. Cesare Manzoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniele Suriani in the 67th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Fagnano Olona AFC's goalkeeper Cesare Manzoni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camillo Avesani. Bruno Romino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Concetto La Marca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Romino in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Romino in the 79th minute of play forced Alpo AFC's goalkeeper Concetto La Marca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camillo Avesani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Daniele Suriani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alpo AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniele Suriani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cesare Manzoni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cesare Manzoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Suriani, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute, Camillo Avesani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alpo AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Alpo AFC played a much better game than Fagnano Olona AFC and deserved their victory. The Fagnano Olona AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.