League Play-Off

Stadio Lorenteggio
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Beppe Maietta made the kick off which started today's match. Beppe Maietta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alvise Biscotti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beppe Maietta in the 8th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Carter Palomba put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fabiano Mazzini. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Filippo Molinario managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lorenteggio's supporters rose to their feet, but Filippo Molinario was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alvise Biscotti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Lorenteggio's zone, Ciccio Iannotti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabiano Mazzini came out of the goal and Ciccio Iannotti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carter Palomba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Fabiano Mazzini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute Carter Palomba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Mazzini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciccio Iannotti in the 23rd minute of play forced Lorenteggio's goalkeeper Fabiano Mazzini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Ciccio Iannotti notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Lorenteggio's Fabiano Mazzini. Fabiano Mazzini was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 29th minute, Ciccio Iannotti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabiano Mazzini was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter Palomba in the 33rd minute of play forced Lorenteggio's goalkeeper Fabiano Mazzini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Carter Palomba had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabiano Mazzini. Lorenteggio's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carter Palomba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Ciccio Iannotti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Fabiano Mazzini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, Ciccio Iannotti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Fabiano Mazzini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Filippo Molinario took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alvise Biscotti. Alvise Biscotti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carter Palomba stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Lorenteggio's goal looked a bit too open when Carter Palomba came free, but Fabiano Mazzini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Biagio Piola 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Induno Olona AFC's Carter Palomba slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fabiano Mazzini. That made the score 1-6 after 55 minutes of play. In the 58th minute, Alvise Suriani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ciccio Iannotti came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Induno Olona AFC 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 Ciccio Iannotti couldn't finish the play. Fabiano Mazzini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carter Palomba, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Ciccio Iannotti might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fabiano Mazzini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ciccio Iannotti ran back to his position shaking his head. 66 minutes into the game, Ferdinando Milanese was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lorenteggio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Induno Olona AFC the free kick. After 66 played minutes Lorenteggio got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinando Milanese. After 67 played minutes Induno Olona AFC got a freekick which was hit by Frank Mangione. Beppe Maietta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvise Biscotti read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Induno Olona AFC's attentive Alvise Suriani managed to snatch the ball when Carter Di Febo made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. If Ciccio Iannotti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Induno Olona AFC's Ciccio Iannotti got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fabiano Mazzini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carter Palomba in the 87th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Induno Olona AFC's Alvise Suriani got a free kick in the 88th minute. After 89 minutes, Alvise Suriani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Induno Olona AFC and the Lorenteggio players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alvise Suriani kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. 93 minutes into the match, Induno Olona AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Beppe Maietta came free, but Alvise Biscotti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Induno Olona AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Induno Olona AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.