League Play-Off

Stadio Selbagnone
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Birone's Aurelio Massimi 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. After a rather tough play, Selbagnone's Bruno De Francesco got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Cristiano Mussi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristiano Mussi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Biagio Zaino made a huge save. Beppe Cattaneo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Birone's Aurelio Massimi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Aurelio Massimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Anfilogino Penna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Beppe Cattaneo was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. During the 26th minute of the match Edoardo Pasqualone completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Edoardo Pasqualone a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Birone's Edoardo Pasqualone got a free kick in the 26th minute. Cristoforo Madonna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Anfilogino Penna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute, Andrea Santoro 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. In the 37th minute, Donato Nazzaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 44 minutes into the match, Birone's goalkeeper Biagio Zaino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristiano Mussi. Andrea Santoro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrea Santoro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beppe Cattaneo having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristoforo Madonna to make the kick off. Andrea Santoro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beppe Cattaneo having to interfere. Selbagnone's Cristoforo Madonna got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 64 minutes, Anfilogino Penna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Birone's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anfilogino Penna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Birone's Andrea Santoro got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Frank Cammarota struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Beppe Cattaneo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Birone. Biagio Zaino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristoforo Madonna, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Beppe Cattaneo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmondo Coccolone in the 72nd minute of play. Biagio Zaino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristoforo Madonna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, Birone's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Mussi came free, but Biagio Zaino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Selbagnone getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Bruno De Francesco hit a great ball. In the 90th match minute, Selbagnone was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Nazzaro to maneuver through the defense. Birone's Alberigo Di Francesco shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 91st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Beppe Cattaneo but with some difficulty. If Andrea Santoro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Mussi struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Biagio Zaino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Selbagnone. In the 96th match minute, Birone was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anfilogino Penna to maneuver through the defense. Birone were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Selbagnone to leave the ground with a draw.