League Play-Off

Mandria
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Antonello Di Crescenzo took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Mandria's goal looked a bit too open when Antonello Di Crescenzo came free, but Andrea Pensa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Mandria getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ercole Mazzei hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 8th minute by Anfilogino Sciarra got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 10 minutes into the match, Mandria's Anfilogino Sciarra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciro Piola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 13th minute, Christian Di Gennaro made a precise shot to the right of Andrea Pensa. Mandria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. SHIELD's Ciro Piola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anfilogino Sciarra in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute Enzo Casiraghi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Pensa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrea Pensa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Casiraghi in the 19th minute of the match. Andrea Pensa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enzo Casiraghi in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinando Riva in the 31st minute of play forced Mandria's goalkeeper Andrea Pensa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrea Pensa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonello Di Crescenzo in the 32nd minute of play. Andrea Pensa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinando Riva, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute, Ferdinando Riva made a precise shot to the right of Andrea Pensa. Mandria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Anfilogino Sciarra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute Ferdinando Riva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Pensa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrea Pensa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonello Di Crescenzo in the 42nd minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ennio Di Giuseppe was the one to do the kick off. Anfilogino Sciarra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrea Pensa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ferdinando Riva in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute Antonello Di Crescenzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Pensa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrea Pensa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Capaldo in the 63rd minute of play. After some careless play in the SHIELD defense, Anfilogino Sciarra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ciro Piola. The SHIELD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ciro Piola should have stopped the shot. 70 minutes into the match, Mandria's Ennio Di Giuseppe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciro Piola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Mandria's goalkeeper Andrea Pensa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ferdinando Riva. With 81 minutes on the clock, Ernesto Ranieri commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 80th minute of the game. One of Mandria:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SHIELD:s goal. In the 86th minute, Ercole Mazzei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute, Enzo Casiraghi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andrea Pensa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonello Di Crescenzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Andrea Pensa made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Enzo Casiraghi sent off a good shot on target. Andrea Pensa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonello Di Crescenzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After 93 minutes, Edoardo Morini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mandria and the SHIELD players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of SHIELD booed when Mandria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edoardo Morini didn't get a good kick on the ball. 97 minutes into the match, Franco Capaldo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Andrea Pensa, 1-3. When the final whistle sounded SHIELD left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mandria.