League Play-Off

Malva Sud
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Claudio Taddeo hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Alex Giacchetti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Festa having to interfere. Davide Nasuti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 15th minute Davide Nasuti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Felicetti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Fabrizio Lepori came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Malva Sud 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 Fabrizio Lepori couldn't finish the play. In the 19th minute Flavio Rosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Felicetti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Enrico Manzoli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Festa was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 24th of the match, Enrico Manzoli tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Bernardo Festa got in the way and made a wonderful save. Oriola FC's Alvise Stella couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 28th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Malva Sud. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Fabrizio Lepori managed to get in a good position for a shot. Malva Sud's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabrizio Lepori was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardo Festa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ercole Felicetti came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Oriola FC's Davide Nasuti. But to his dismay, Davide Nasuti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Fabrizio Castrucci's late challenge caught a Malva Sud's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabrizio Castrucci helped the player get up and apologised. Fabrizio Castrucci hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Bernardo Festa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrico Manzoli, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. If Fabrizio Lepori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Flavio Rosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ercole Felicetti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Nasuti in the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Davide Nasuti made a kick off. Flavio Rosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Ercole Felicetti made a huge save. Davide Nasuti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Enrico Manzoli during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Malva Sud getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Enrico Manzoli hit a great ball. If Davide Nasuti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Enrico Manzoli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Festa having to interfere. After having played for 69 minutes, Enrico Manzoli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Malva Sud's supporters crossed their fingers, but Enrico Manzoli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 74th minute, Enrico Manzoli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bernardo Festa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 78thth minute of the game Fabrizio Lepori who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Oriola FC's Bernardo Festa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Davide Nasuti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Flavio Rosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ercole Felicetti having to interfere. Davide Nasuti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute, Flavio Rosa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Oriola FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Despite being the better team, Oriola FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.