League Play-Off

Concadoro
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Itafani's goal looked a bit too open when Daniele Zulli came free, but Flavio Piola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, one of Itafani:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Itafani. In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Piuma AFC. Amedeo Ucci stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Flavio Piola. 0-1. Arturo Gervasi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fulvio Giorda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Flavio Piola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cristiano Di Cicco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Carter Alessandro fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Piuma AFC's protests and gave Carter Alessandro a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Piuma AFC's Carter Alessandro got a free kick in the 19th minute. Arturo Gervasis short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Christian Gigli to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Daniele Zulli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Piuma AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniele Zulli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Flavio Piola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arturo Gervasi might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christian Gigli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arturo Gervasi ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 35 minutes, Fulvio Giorda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Piuma AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fulvio Giorda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flavio Piola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniele Zulli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fulvio Giorda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniele Zulli scored 0-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Flavio Piola, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arturo Gervasi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fulvio Giorda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniele Zulli in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Flavio Piola saved Itafani from getting behind. Daniele Zulli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arturo Gervasi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Gigli having to interfere. Fulvio Giorda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Piola having to interfere. When Arturo Gervasi came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Itafani 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 Arturo Gervasi couldn't finish the play. If Daniele Zulli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 90 minutes, Fulvio Giorda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Piuma AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fulvio Giorda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fulvio Giorda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernardo Biavati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Christian Gigli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Piuma AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.