League Play-Off

Stadio Mele
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Ballerini in the 5th minute of play forced San Barnaba FC's goalkeeper Elia Oroni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Attilio Bordon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Attilio Bordon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruno Ballerini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elia Oroni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. After 20 played minutes San Barnaba FC got a freekick which was hit by Carmine Mameli. With his leg Elia Oroni managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Mele's Carmine Luciani fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Bruno Ballerini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind San Barnaba FC's goalkeeper Elia Oroni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 30th minute, San Barnaba FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bruno Ballerini fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Mele's Christian Sarnelli shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 36th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Elia Oroni but with some difficulty. After a rather tough play, Mele's Emanuele Scannella got a free kick in the 37th minute. If Alessio Rulli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emanuele Scannella charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuele Scannella the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alessio Rulli was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Bruno Ballerini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mele fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 55th minute Bruno Ballerini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Oroni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carmine Luciani might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elia Oroni. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carmine Luciani ran back to his position shaking his head. Attilio Bordon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mele's Frank Vanni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Mele from getting a goal against them. With 67 minutes on the clock, Enrico Forlano commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 66th minute of the game. One of San Barnaba FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mele:s goal. In the 69th minute there was a penalty for Mele. Alberto Castronovo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Elia Oroni. 2-0. Bruno Ballerini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elia Oroni having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Mele's Anthony Petito got a free kick in the 76th minute. Carmine Luciani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elia Oroni having to interfere. Carmine Luciani 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. Carmine Luciani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elia Oroni having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Mele had won after a very even match.