League Play-Off

Rosa
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Atletico Monteforte booed when Rosa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fortunato Lo Iacono didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes into the game, Franco Prosperi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Carter Franceschelli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 11th minute, Amerigo Del Grosso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rosa's Fabio Falcioni couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 12th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Atletico Monteforte. Carter Bruno hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. If Antonello De Matteis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cosimo Melfi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Carter Franceschelli made a huge save. Fortunato Lo Iacono received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Carter Franceschelli came out and tried to block the shot, but Fortunato Lo Iacono slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 22nd minute. In the 27th minute, Cosimo Melfi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carter Franceschelli was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Antonello De Matteis struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Antonello Colagrossi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atletico Monteforte. 33 minutes into the game, Antonello De Matteis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Antonello Colagrossi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carter Franceschelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carter Bruno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Atletico Monteforte's Carter Franceschelli got control of the ball when Cosimo Melfi tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Antonello De Matteis came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Atletico Monteforte 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 Antonello De Matteis couldn't finish the play. Antonello Colagrossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonello De Matteis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberigo Alessandro's late challenge caught a Atletico Monteforte's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alberigo Alessandro helped the player get up and apologised. After 48 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Rosa! In the 50th minute there was a penalty for Atletico Monteforte. Dino Baciadonne stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Antonello Colagrossi. 3-2. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fortunato Lo Iacono stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Antonello De Matteis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Antonello Colagrossi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Alexander Corna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Atletico Monteforte getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Antonello Boninsegna hit a great ball. Atletico Monteforte's Carter Franceschelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fortunato Lo Iacono in the 62nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabio Falcioni during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fabio Falcioni kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Antonello Boninsegna charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonello Boninsegna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, Atletico Monteforte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonello Boninsegna to maneuver through the defense. 70 minutes into the game, Antonello De Matteis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Antonello Colagrossi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rosa's Fabio Falcioni got his second yellow card of the match in the 73rd minute. The referee ordered Fabio Falcioni off the ground. The supporters of Atletico Monteforte booed when Rosa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Falcioni didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, Antonello De Matteis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antonello Colagrossi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. Rosa's Antonello Colagrossi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Rosa from getting a goal against them. Alexander Corna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonello Colagrossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Corna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexander Corna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonello Colagrossi having to interfere. When Cosimo Melfi fell near the penalty area in the 100th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rosa's protests and gave Cosimo Melfi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Rosa getting a freekick after 101 minutes play. Cosimo Melfi hit a great ball. Atletico Monteforte's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.