League Play-Off

Prato
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amos Giacchetti kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amos Giacchetti in the 3rd minute of play forced A.S.D. Siracusa 1924's goalkeeper Federico Panella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carter Egger charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carter Egger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 6 played minutes Herta Vernello got a freekick which was hit by Carter Egger. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Anselmo Motta took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Ernesto De Santis to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, A.S.D. Siracusa 1924's Davide Malvezzi got a free kick in the 9th minute. Emanuele Giampieri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Federico Panella tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Ermanno Morandin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amos Giacchetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Alex De Tommasi came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the A.S.D. Siracusa 1924 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 Alex De Tommasi couldn't finish the play. In the 18th minute, Alex De Tommasi 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. In the 25th minute, Alex De Tommasi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ernesto De Santis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in Herta Vernello's zone, Anselmo Motta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernesto De Santis came out of the goal and Anselmo Motta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 35 minutes into the match, Herta Vernello's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Motta came free, but Ernesto De Santis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex De Tommasi struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Ernesto De Santis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.S.D. Siracusa 1924. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Ernesto De Santis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alex De Tommasi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 44thth minute of the game Davide Malvezzi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Herta Vernello's Ernesto De Santis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alex De Tommasi scored 4-0 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ernesto De Santis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anselmo Motta made a kick off. A.S.D. Siracusa 1924's Federico Panella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amos Giacchetti in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amos Giacchetti in the 53rd minute of play forced A.S.D. Siracusa 1924's goalkeeper Federico Panella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Amos Giacchetti dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Federico Panella, 4-1. If Anselmo Motta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernesto De Santis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex De Tommasi, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Emanuele Giampieri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 84th minute, Emanuele Giampieri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Federico Panella was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Alex De Tommasi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto De Santis having to interfere. Ernesto De Santis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anselmo Motta's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. A.S.D. Siracusa 1924 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.