League Play-Off

Stadio Borgolombardo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Demetrio Andreola took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th match minute, Borgolombardo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto De Carolis to maneuver through the defense. Amos Giacchetti struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Diego Spano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Herta Vernello. In the 10th minute, Amos Giacchetti 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. 18 minutes into the game, Demetrio Andreola was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Borgolombardo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Herta Vernello the free kick. Demetrio Andreola kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Amos Giacchetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Diego Spano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernesto De Santis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demetrio Andreola, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Borgolombardo's Diego Spano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuele Giampieri in the 32nd minute of play. Ernesto De Santis was a little too slow when Demetrio Andreola got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 1-0. After a rather tough play, Herta Vernello's Carter Egger got a free kick in the 39th minute. After 46 played minutes Herta Vernello got a freekick which was hit by Ferruccio Gerosa. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amos Giacchetti to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Ferdinando Tabacco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernesto De Santis was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Diego Spano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuele Giampieri in the 54th minute. After 62 minutes of play, Borgolombardo's Ferdinando Tabacco made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernesto De Santis was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Borgolombardo's zone, Emanuele Giampieri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diego Spano came out of the goal and Emanuele Giampieri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Amos Giacchetti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Spano having to interfere. Demetrio Andreola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ferdinando Tabacco came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Borgolombardo 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 Ferdinando Tabacco couldn't finish the play. In the 87th minute, Demetrio Andreola 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. Demetrio Andreola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Ernesto De Santis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 94 minutes into the game, Borgolombardo's Demetrio Andreola nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ernesto De Santis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Borgolombardo's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.