League Play-Off

Ponzano
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anthony Giammarino took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Marcon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dario Felice came free, but Franco Manna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bianco Garofalo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Franco Manna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Ponzano's Bianco Garofalo got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 13th minute Dario Felice shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Manna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bianco Garofalo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Franco Manna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bianco Garofalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Manna having to interfere. Bianco Garofalo in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Franco Manna, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Flavio Vago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anthony Giammarino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Felice in the 32nd minute of play forced Marcon FC's goalkeeper Franco Manna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bianco Garofalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Manna having to interfere. In the 38th minute Dario Felice shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Manna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Bianco Garofalo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ponzano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When Ponzano's Dario Felice in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Marcon FC's goalie prevented a goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. 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 Dario Felice to make the kick off. Bianco Garofalo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardo Tana during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 54 played minutes Ponzano got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Tana. If Dario Felice had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Marcon FC defense, Dario Felice kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Franco Manna. The Marcon FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Franco Manna should have stopped the shot. Anthony Giammarino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Vago having to interfere. After having played for 71 minutes, Bianco Garofalo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ponzano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bianco Garofalo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Marcon FC booed when Ponzano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Beattie didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Amerigo Ciccone fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Flavio Vago, passed just outside the right post. Bianco Garofalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Manna having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Felice in the 82nd minute of play forced Marcon FC's goalkeeper Franco Manna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dario Felice received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Franco Manna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dario Felice fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Manna having to interfere. Franco Manna didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dario Felice went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the Ponzano players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.