League Play-Off

Armo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Davide Falone started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes, Canegrate AFC's Dave Atroce shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Christian Mosca came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Canegrate AFC reached it. Amedeo Pich 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. Armo's Christian Mosca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amos Zola in the 14th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Demetrio Domenghini during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Davide Falone's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Mosca was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 22nd minute, Amos Zola made a precise shot to the right of Christian Mosca. Armo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 28th minute Davide Falone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Mosca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Frank Eleuteri could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Adriano Bulla however easily saved by the left post. Amedeo Pich's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Christian Mosca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Christian Mosca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Falone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edoardo Pedroni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Canegrate AFC's Alvise De Donatis got a free kick in the 39th minute. Christian Mosca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Falone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Falone in the 44th minute of play forced Armo's goalkeeper Christian Mosca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Armo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Canegrate AFC were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Eleuteri stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Armo booed when Canegrate AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvise De Donatis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute, Dave Atroce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Edoardo Pedroni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amedeo Pich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armo's Christian Mosca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Armo from getting a goal against them. Edoardo Pedroni hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After having played for 73 minutes, Frank Eleuteri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Armo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Eleuteri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Alvise De Donatis took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Christian Mosca to make any attempt to save it. 82 minutes into the match, Canegrate AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Eleuteri came free, but Adriano Bulla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christian Mosca was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Davide Falone showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 84 minute of play. In the 88th minute, Edoardo Pedroni 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. Christian Mosca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amedeo Pich in the 90th minute. The supporters of Armo booed when Canegrate AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvise De Donatis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Canegrate AFC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.