League Play-Off

GIGANTE
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bernardo Cremonese started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Anselmo Bussi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carmine Felli having to interfere. Bernardo Cremonese's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavio Romagnoli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Vezzano Ligure AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Bussi came free, but Carmine Felli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute, Anselmo Bussi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carmine Felli was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 31st minute Bernardo Cremonese shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Romagnoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferruccio Ciapponi charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferruccio Ciapponi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Canallada's Ferruccio Ciapponi got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Bernardo Cremonese received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Flavio Romagnoli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anselmo Bussi to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Demetrio Bobbio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vezzano Ligure AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Demetrio Bobbio 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. Bernardo Cremonese fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Romagnoli having to interfere. Carmine Felli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Maggi in the 67th minute of the match. Antonio Maggi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carmine Felli having to make a save. When Antonio Maggi came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Canallada 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 Antonio Maggi couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Vezzano Ligure AFC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Ferdinando Cicchinelli hit a great ball. Flavio Romagnoli made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Demetrio Bobbio sent off a good shot on target. 78 minutes into the match, Canallada's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Cremonese came free, but Flavio Romagnoli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Demetrio Bobbio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Demetrio Bobbio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Flavio Romagnoli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Antonio Maggi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Anselmo Bussi came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Canallada 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 Anselmo Bussi couldn't finish the play. Canallada's Flavio Romagnoli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Cremonese in the 91st minute of play. Ferruccio Ciapponi hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. If Demetrio Bobbio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Canallada getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Comunardo Forlano hit a great ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.