League Play-Off

Stadio Isola Di Torr
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eugenio Liberti started the match with the kick off. Filippo Pelusi struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Damiano Valcareggi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Granarolo. The supporters of Granarolo booed when Isola Di Torre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Lorenzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Biagio Teti struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Damiano Valcareggi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Granarolo. When Fabiano Scafati came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Isola Di Torre fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fabiano Scafati couldn't finish the play. Isola Di Torre's Damiano Valcareggi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dino Rossetti in the 14th minute of play. Filippo Pelusi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damiano Valcareggi having to interfere. In the 17th minute, Ferdinando Di Michele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Isola Di Torre's zone, Dino Rossetti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damiano Valcareggi came out of the goal and Dino Rossetti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dino Rossetti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damiano Valcareggi having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Dino Rossetti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damiano Valcareggi was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Dennis De Gregorio charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dennis De Gregorio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Eugenio Liberti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabiano Scafati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Federico Bucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Filippo Pelusi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Granarolo's supporters rose to their feet, but Filippo Pelusi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damiano Valcareggi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dino Rossetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Isola Di Torre's zone, Filippo Pelusi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damiano Valcareggi came out of the goal and Filippo Pelusi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 42 minutes, Elia Iob mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Isola Di Torre and the Granarolo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Elia Iob hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damiano Valcareggi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino Rossetti in the 43rd minute of play. With a little luck, Granarolo's Federico Bucci got control of the ball when Fabiano Scafati tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Dino Rossetti made the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Dino Rossetti took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Damiano Valcareggi to make any attempt to save it. Filippo Pelusi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damiano Valcareggi having to interfere. Damiano Valcareggi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dino Rossetti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 64 played minutes Granarolo got a freekick which was hit by Dennis De Gregorio. Enzo Lorenzi succeeded in the game's 65th minute to get real power on a long shot . Granarolo's Federico Bucci hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 1-1! In the 68th minute, Eugenio Liberti 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. The supporters of Isola Di Torre booed when Granarolo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Moriggi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Enzo Lorenzi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 74th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Damiano Valcareggi came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Granarolo's Dino Rossetti. But to his dismay, Dino Rossetti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The Isola Di Torre supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Granarolo's performance. The match ended with a win for Granarolo.