League Play-Off

Stadio Casciago
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Verziani FC's Ferdinando Pasinati started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 9 minutes into the match, Cartusia's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinando Pasinati came free, but Florian Barducci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cartusia's goalkeeper Florian Barducci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Florian Barducci was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ferdinando Pasinati showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. Aldo Riso made in the 16th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ferdinando Pasinati. After 18 played minutes Cartusia got a freekick which was hit by Edmondo Ferri. In the 19th minute of the match Aldo Riso sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Florian Barducci skillfully saved the ball. Florian Barducci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinando Pasinati, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Edmondo Ferri notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Verziani FC's Federico Musso. Federico Musso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Antonello Di Girolamo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Filippo Tabacchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Federico Musso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Federico Musso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Locatelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Filippo Tabacchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Verziani FC's Federico Musso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filippo Tabacchi in the 33rd minute of play. Aldo Riso made in the 35th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Cartusia's Adriano Locatelli. If Antonello Di Girolamo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Filippo Tabacchi came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Cartusia 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 Filippo Tabacchi couldn't finish the play. Filippo Tabacchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Musso having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Cartusia's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinando Pasinati came free, but Florian Barducci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Filippo Tabacchi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Verziani FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Fortunato Ceccarelli hit a great ball. Federico Musso didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Cartusia's Filippo Tabacchi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Edmondo Ferri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cartusia's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmondo Ferri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Federico Musso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antonello Di Girolamo charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonello Di Girolamo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 played minutes Cartusia got a freekick which was hit by Antonello Di Girolamo. Florian Barducci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinando Pasinati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fortunato Ceccarelli made in the 71st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Donato Pozzo. Florian Barducci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinando Pasinati in the 72nd minute of play. When Filippo Tabacchi came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Cartusia 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 Filippo Tabacchi couldn't finish the play. Fulvio Minichiello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Musso having to interfere. The supporters of Verziani FC booed when Cartusia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amos Zarrella didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 minutes, Edmondo Ferri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cartusia and the Verziani FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edmondo Ferri hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Florian Barducci didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alessandro Della Rocca went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Federico Musso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulvio Minichiello, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. A collision led to Verziani FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Ernesto Speranza hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filippo Tabacchi in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Federico Musso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Filippo Tabacchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Musso having to interfere. Filippo Tabacchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Musso having to interfere.