League Play-Off

Stadio Bovezzo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Elia Di Palma started the match with the kick off. Alfonso Malatesta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmondo Cusumano in the 4th minute of play. Elia Di Palma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Alfonso Malatesta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Viadagola's Elia Di Palma got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of Bovezzo AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Viadagola:s goal. Edmondo Cusumano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Alfonso Malatesta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute Elia Senatore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Valcareggi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 25th minute by Elia Senatore got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Alfonso Malatesta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Di Palma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Bovezzo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Elia Di Palma came free, but Alfonso Malatesta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Amerigo Persia sped through Viadagola's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Armando Valcareggi. When Dario Marzoli fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Viadagola's protests and gave Dario Marzoli a yellow card for diving instead. Dario Marzoli hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match.

In the 54th match minute, Bovezzo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Muzzolon to maneuver through the defense. 55 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Viadagola's Elia Di Palma fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elia Di Palma in the 59th minute of play forced Bovezzo AFC's goalkeeper Alfonso Malatesta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Biagio Muzzolon fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bovezzo AFC's protests and gave Biagio Muzzolon a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st minute, Biagio Muzzolon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Edmondo Cusumano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Viadagola's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmondo Cusumano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfonso Malatesta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dino Simone's late challenge caught a Viadagola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dino Simone helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpected shot in the 70th minute by Elia Di Palma got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Edmondo Ruzzi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Armando Valcareggi. Viadagola's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Amerigo Persia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute Amerigo Persia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Valcareggi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Elia Di Palma's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfonso Malatesta was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. 83 minutes into the match, Bovezzo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Elia Di Palma came free, but Alfonso Malatesta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfonso Malatesta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmondo Cusumano in the 91st minute. Viadagola's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.