League Play-Off

Stadio Bergoro
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Damiano Alba kicked off to start the match. Fausto Luongo scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ciccio Pinti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 9th minute, Damiano Alba made a precise shot to the right of Ciccio Pinti. Bergoro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 13 minutes into the match, Alberi's Angelo Righi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciccio Pinti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Damiano Alba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aurelio Giammarino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felice Valeriani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Alberi's Aurelio Giammarino got control of the ball when Edmondo Cruciani tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Luongo in the 25th minute of play forced Bergoro's goalkeeper Ciccio Pinti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felice Valeriani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aurelio Giammarino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Fausto Luongo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fausto Luongo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Ciccio Pinti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the game, Alfredo Ciapponi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bergoro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alberi the free kick. After 37 played minutes Bergoro got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Ciapponi. After 40 minutes of play, Alberi's Angelo Righi made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ciccio Pinti was left in no man's land by his defense there! Concetto Manfredi charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Concetto Manfredi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th match minute, Bergoro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Concetto Manfredi to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Felice Valeriani to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Alberi were awarded a corner. Ercole Garibaldi went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Alberi's Angelo Righi getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 58th minute, Edmondo Cruciani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bergoro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Bergoro's Alfredo Ciapponi got his second yellow card of the match in the 62nd minute. The referee ordered Alfredo Ciapponi off the ground. After a rather tough play, Bergoro's Alfredo Ciapponi got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Ciccio Pinti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damiano Alba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damiano Alba blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ciccio Pinti having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fausto Luongo got free with Ciccio Pinti in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bergoro's Ciccio Pinti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Bergoro from getting a goal against them. Ciccio Pinti was a little too slow when Damiano Alba got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 1-4.