League Play-Off

Seveso
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Augusto Passalacqua started the match with the kick off. 0-1 became the score in the 3rd minute when Ernesto Verdini elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Alexander Tristezza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Verdini in the 7th minute of the match. Andrea Lombardi charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrea Lombardi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Andrea Lombardi kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After having played for 14 minutes, Andrea Lombardi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. caposelese's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrea Lombardi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fulvio Santini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Passalacqua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Augusto Passalacqua ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fulvio Santini was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 22nd match minute, caposelese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Donato to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute Concetto Palladino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulvio Santini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ReAlma's Alexander Tristezza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elia Di Salvatore in the 28th minute of play. The supporters of caposelese booed when ReAlma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Passalacqua didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrea Lombardi might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexander Tristezza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrea Lombardi ran back to his position shaking his head. Ernesto Verdini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Verdini in the 42nd minute of play forced ReAlma's goalkeeper Alexander Tristezza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Verdini in the 48th minute of play forced ReAlma's goalkeeper Alexander Tristezza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ernesto Verdini to make the kick off. Camillo Bolli tried in the 52nd minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Alexander Tristezza a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-2. In the 55th match minute, caposelese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elia Di Salvatore to maneuver through the defense. Concetto Palladino kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After having played for 62 minutes, Andrea Lombardi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. caposelese's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrea Lombardi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Elia Di Salvatore hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Concetto Palladino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulvio Santini having to interfere. Augusto Passalacqua 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. Ernesto Verdini in the 70thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alexander Tristezza, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 70 minutes into the game, Concetto Palladino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ReAlma's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave caposelese the free kick. In the 70th match minute, ReAlma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Concetto Palladino to maneuver through the defense. Andrea Lombardi hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Elia Di Salvatore kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. ReAlma's attentive Damiano Cavanna managed to snatch the ball when Dave Capuozzi made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. After 82 minutes, Carlo Donato mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the caposelese and the ReAlma players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to caposelese getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Carlo Donato hit a great ball. Ernesto Verdini received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alexander Tristezza came out and tried to block the shot, but Ernesto Verdini slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 91st minute. The caposelese players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.