League Play-Off

Stadio Borgetto
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ciccio Rapone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Mauro in the 8th minute of the match. Christian Catena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ettore Troiano in the 10th minute of play. If Ettore Troiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute, Francesco Croce sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Monte Grande AFC's Christian Catena didn't even have to move. A collision led to Monte Grande AFC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Daniele Ronconi hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Monte Grande AFC's Attilio Passalacqua got a free kick in the 17th minute. Francesco Croce was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 18th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 21 minutes into the match, Fabio Taraborrelli notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Borgetto AFC's Ciccio Rapone. Ciccio Rapone was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fabio Taraborrelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciccio Rapone having to interfere. Enzo Mauro 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. Ciccio Rapone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Taraborrelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabio Taraborrelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Ciccio Rapone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ettore Troiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Monte Grande AFC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Domenico Zarrella hit a great ball. Ettore Troiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Christian Catena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Monte Grande AFC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Ciccio Ascoli hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Fabio Taraborrelli made the kick off in the second half. Fabio Taraborrelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Fabio Taraborrelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Bruno Nola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, Attilio Passalacqua hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christian Catena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ettore Troiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christian Catena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Troiano in the 70th minute of the match. Ettore Troiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Catena having to interfere. Ettore Troiano charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ettore Troiano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Taraborrelli in the 76th minute of play forced Borgetto AFC's goalkeeper Ciccio Rapone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciccio Ascoli kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. If Ettore Troiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute Adriano Panico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Catena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Borgetto AFC's goalkeeper Ciccio Rapone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enzo Mauro. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armando Serantoni during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th match minute, Monte Grande AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Attilio Passalacqua to maneuver through the defense. The Monte Grande AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Monte Grande AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.