League Play-Off

Torre A Mare
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Alvaro Ottavi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amedeo Salvucci in the 3rd minute of play forced Torre A Mare's goalkeeper Emanuele Nicolini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuele Nicolini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amedeo Salvucci went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Federico Signori was a little too slow when Alvaro Ottavi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 1-1. Elia Facchetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Fabiano Pellegrini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Collina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Emanuele Nicolini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amedeo Salvucci went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Torre A Mare's Emanuele Nicolini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabiano Pellegrini in the 22nd minute of play. Cesare Cipollone kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Amedeo Salvucci had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuele Nicolini. Torre A Mare's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amedeo Salvucci was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. 28 minutes into the match, Alessandro Taranto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuele Nicolini. Torre A Mare's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alessandro Taranto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. 33 minutes into the game, Collina's Fabiano Pellegrini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuele Nicolini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. Alvise Troiani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Signori having to interfere. Federico Signori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Ottavi, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. An unexpected shot in the 48th minute by Alvaro Ottavi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.

Collina's Federico Signori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elia Facchetti in the 52nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Collina's Amedeo Salvucci slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Emanuele Nicolini. That made the score 1-8 after 56 minutes of play. Alvise Troiani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amedeo Salvucci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuele Nicolini having to interfere. If Cesare Cipollone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, Collina's Emanuele Nicolini threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Amedeo Salvucci, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After having played for 80 minutes, Alvise Troiani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Torre A Mare's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvise Troiani 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 82nd minute, Fabiano Pellegrini made a precise shot to the right of Emanuele Nicolini. Torre A Mare's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-9. 86 minutes into the match, Collina's goal looked a bit too open when Cesare Cipollone came free, but Federico Signori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Elia Facchetti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Ottavi in the 89th minute of play forced Collina's goalkeeper Federico Signori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuele Nicolini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabiano Pellegrini in the 94th minute. In the 96thth minute of the game Alvise Troiani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Collina's Federico Signori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Collina walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.