League Play-Off

Del Diavolo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christian Buonanno got the match started through his kick off. An unexpected shot in the 4th minute by Christian Buonanno got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Achille Tornese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elia Natalucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute, Stile Diverso's Christian Buonanno ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Florian Costa. Florian Costa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Achille Tornese stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmondo Quattrocchi's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Elia Natalucci notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Stile Diverso's Achille Tornese. Achille Tornese was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Florian Costa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armin Brunetta in the 18th minute. In the 20thth minute of the game Elia Natalucci who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stile Diverso's Achille Tornese was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 21 minutes, Edmondo Quattrocchi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gerre Borghi FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmondo Quattrocchi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edmondo Quattrocchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Achille Tornese tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flavio Cera's late challenge caught a Gerre Borghi FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flavio Cera helped the player get up and apologised. Flavio Cera hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Elia Natalucci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Achille Tornese tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Florian Costa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armin Brunetta in the 35th minute. Florian Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Buonanno, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Achille Tornese made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmondo Quattrocchi in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute Gerre Borghi FC were awarded a corner. Edoardo Mastronardi went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Gerre Borghi FC's Edoardo Mastronardi to fire away a dangerous shot which Achille Tornese despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Elia Natalucci's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Achille Tornese read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Elia Natalucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmondo Quattrocchi to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmondo Quattrocchi got free with Achille Tornese in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After taking down the ball on Gerre Borghi FC's corner Edoardo Mastronardi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Achille Tornese quite easily take care of the ball. Edmondo Quattrocchi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 61 minutes into the match, Gerre Borghi FC's Elia Natalucci sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Achille Tornese narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Stile Diverso getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Flavio Cera hit a great ball. Elia Natalucci recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Achille Tornese showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmondo Quattrocchi in the 65th minute of the match. Achille Tornese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmondo Quattrocchi, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Achille Tornese made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Elia Natalucci sent off a good shot on target. Ennio Marcantonio's late challenge caught a Gerre Borghi FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ennio Marcantonio helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Gerre Borghi FC booed when Stile Diverso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ennio Marcantonio didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Edmondo Quattrocchi came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Gerre Borghi FC 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 Edmondo Quattrocchi couldn't finish the play. Achille Tornese came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Gerre Borghi FC's Elia Natalucci. But to his dismay, Elia Natalucci quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 78 minutes into the match, Stile Diverso's goal looked a bit too open when Edmondo Quattrocchi came free, but Achille Tornese reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Gerre Borghi FC booed when Stile Diverso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Buonanno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elia Natalucci came free with the goalkeeper in the 84th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Achille Tornese could save by the left post. After 87 played minutes Stile Diverso got a freekick which was hit by Alvaro Cinque. After recieving a nice pass, Gerre Borghi FC's Edoardo Mastronardi tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Edmondo Quattrocchi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Achille Tornese having to make a save. Achille Tornese made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Elia Natalucci sent off a good shot on target.