League Play-Off

Stadio Dragoncello
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alex Giordani got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Visignano FC's goalkeeper Bianco Ronca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabiano Melone. 6 minutes in the game, Fabiano Melone fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Bianco Ronca having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Visignano FC's Cristoforo Di Rado got a free kick in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Petruzzi in the 7th minute of play forced Visignano FC's goalkeeper Bianco Ronca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cesare Manzoli in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edoardo Troilo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edoardo Troilo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesare Manzoli in the 12th minute of play. Edoardo Troilo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesare Manzoli, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 16th minute, Cesare Manzoli 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 18th minute, Alex Giordani made a precise shot to the right of Edoardo Troilo. Verdello FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Melone in the 21st minute of play forced Visignano FC's goalkeeper Bianco Ronca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Visignano FC's Bianco Ronca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Visignano FC from getting a goal against them. Bianco Ronca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Petruzzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cesare Manzoli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 35th minute, Cristoforo Di Rado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Visignano FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Cristoforo Di Rado hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Fausto Petruzzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Bianco Ronca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alex Giordani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edoardo Troilo having to make a save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fausto Petruzzi made a kick off. After having played for 62 minutes, Fausto Petruzzi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Verdello FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fausto Petruzzi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 66th minute, Fabiano Melone 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. If Fabiano Melone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alex Giordani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edoardo Troilo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 72nd minute by Cesare Manzoli got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 73rd match minute, Verdello FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ermanno Marsilio to maneuver through the defense. Felice Mazzocchi's late challenge caught a Verdello FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felice Mazzocchi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd match minute, Visignano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felice Mazzocchi to maneuver through the defense. After 83 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Visignano FC! Fabiano Melone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 90 played minutes Verdello FC got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Petruzzi. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Visignano FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.