League Play-Off

Scaltenigo
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Amedeo Benarrivo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Comunardo Ansoldi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Emiliano Braccia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13thth minute of the game Anthony Giusto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Scaltenigo FC's Alfredo Sartori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Florian Sammartino's late challenge caught a Scaltenigo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florian Sammartino helped the player get up and apologised. After 15 played minutes Rotta AFC got a freekick which was hit by Florian Sammartino. When Emanuele Brambilla came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Scaltenigo 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 Emanuele Brambilla couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Amedeo Benarrivo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Sartori was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. After 19 minutes, Alfonso Tornese mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scaltenigo FC and the Rotta AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alfonso Tornese hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Amedeo Benarrivo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 26th match minute, Rotta AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrico Rulli to maneuver through the defense. Scaltenigo FC's Fausto Pascali got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emanuele Brambillas short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Emiliano Braccia to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Rotta AFC's Emiliano Braccia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Pascali in the 33rd minute of play. In the 40th match minute, Scaltenigo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Contaldi to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the game, Amedeo Benarrivo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Alfredo Sartori was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 45th minute, Carter Bernardini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute of the match Carmine Pietrantoni sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emiliano Braccia skillfully saved the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fausto Pascali made a kick off. Emiliano Braccia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuele Brambilla in the 52nd minute of play. Alessio Piccone hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Scaltenigo FC's Alfredo Sartori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amedeo Benarrivo in the 64th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Rotta AFC's Anthony Giusto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredo Sartori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Carmine Pietrantoni kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Alfredo Sartori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amedeo Benarrivo, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After having played for 77 minutes, Fausto Pascali managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Scaltenigo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fausto Pascali was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emiliano Braccia came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Scaltenigo FC's Fausto Pascali. But to his dismay, Fausto Pascali quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Emiliano Braccia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuele Brambilla in the 85th minute of play. After 87 played minutes Scaltenigo FC got a freekick which was hit by Comunardo Ansoldi. In a very dangerous position, a player in Scaltenigo FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 90 minutes, Rotta AFC's Carter Bernardini got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Alfredo Sartori. Enrico Rulli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th minute Fausto Pascali shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Braccia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.