League Play-Off

Morello
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Concetto Ramundo got the match started through his kick off. When Donato Anzolin fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Morello FC's protests and gave Donato Anzolin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute, Donato Anzolin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Morello FC defense, Armando Lepori kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alessio Ferreri. The Morello FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alessio Ferreri should have stopped the shot. Ermanno Quercia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Di Crescenzo having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Amedeo Villani 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. Ermanno Quercia's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Alvaro Di Crescenzo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ermanno Crema's late challenge caught a Morello FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ermanno Crema helped the player get up and apologised. After 15 played minutes Cornigliano Ligure FC got a freekick which was hit by Ermanno Crema. Armando Lepori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Concetto Ramundo, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 23 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Alessio Ferreri was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 29 minutes into the match, Morello FC's goal looked a bit too open when Concetto Ramundo came free, but Alessio Ferreri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvaro Di Crescenzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amedeo Villani in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to Cornigliano Ligure FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Concetto Ramundo hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Amedeo Villani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Morello FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Amedeo Villani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alvaro Di Crescenzo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ermanno Quercia came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Morello FC 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 Ermanno Quercia couldn't finish the play. Ermanno Quercia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Alvaro Di Crescenzo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Amedeo Villani was the one to do the kick off. When Morello FC's Amedeo Villani in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cornigliano Ligure FC's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 56 minutes, Amedeo Villani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Morello FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amedeo Villani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 59 minutes into the match, Cornigliano Ligure FC's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Anzolin came free, but Alvaro Di Crescenzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 61 minutes, Armando Lepori managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cornigliano Ligure FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Lepori was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emilio Scivittaro charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emilio Scivittaro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Morello FC's Emilio Scivittaro got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Concetto Ramundo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Morello FC's goalkeeper Alessio Ferreri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Cornigliano Ligure FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Carter Festuccia hit a great ball. Cornigliano Ligure FC's Alvaro Di Crescenzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermanno Quercia in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Morello FC's Amedeo Villani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alvaro Di Crescenzo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Cornigliano Ligure FC's zone, Amedeo Villani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alvaro Di Crescenzo came out of the goal and Amedeo Villani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Armando Lepori received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Alessio Ferreri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Morello FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ferdinando Facchetti hit a great ball. Concetto Ramundo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Alessio Ferreri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Concetto Ramundo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alessio Ferreri having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Amedeo Villani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Morello FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Amedeo Villani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alvaro Di Crescenzo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alvaro Di Crescenzo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ermanno Quercia went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Morello FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Cornigliano Ligure FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.