League Play-Off

Stadio Ceri
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bernardo Di Vincenzo got the match started through his kick off. Cesare Marinetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Carter Pasquino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cesare Marinetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernardo Di Vincenzo struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Carter Pasquino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ceri AFC. Fausto Natalucci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Aurelio Di Michele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fausto Natalucci struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Aurelio Di Michele didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sesto San Giovanni AFC. After 16 minutes of play, Sesto San Giovanni AFC's Diego Melchiorre made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aurelio Di Michele was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carter Pasquino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Di Vincenzo in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Fausto Natalucci 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. 30 minutes into the match, Ceri AFC's Cesare Marinetti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carter Pasquino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bernardo Di Vincenzo's late challenge caught a Sesto San Giovanni AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardo Di Vincenzo helped the player get up and apologised. After 31 played minutes Ceri AFC got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Di Vincenzo. Fausto Natalucci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Aurelio Di Michele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cesare Marinetti's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 36thth minute, Carter Pasquino skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ceri AFC's Cesare Marinetti got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cesare Marinetti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Diego Melchiorre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Aurelio Di Michele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Cesare Marinetti came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Ceri AFC 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 Cesare Marinetti couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fausto Natalucci stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Marinetti in the 53rd minute of play forced Sesto San Giovanni AFC's goalkeeper Carter Pasquino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Di Vincenzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carter Pasquino having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fausto Natalucci in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aurelio Di Michele saved Ceri AFC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Fausto Natalucci managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sesto San Giovanni AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fausto Natalucci was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aurelio Di Michele breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Melchiorre got free with Aurelio Di Michele in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute, Cesare Marinetti made a precise shot to the right of Carter Pasquino. Sesto San Giovanni AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fausto Natalucci in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aurelio Di Michele prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aurelio Di Michele made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Melchiorre in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Marinetti in the 85th minute of play forced Sesto San Giovanni AFC's goalkeeper Carter Pasquino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Aldo Giacomini came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Sesto San Giovanni AFC 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 Aldo Giacomini couldn't finish the play. Aurelio Di Michele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Natalucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fausto Natalucci recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Bernardo Di Vincenzo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.