League Play-Off

Bure
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Frank Bergomi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Fabrizio Pellegrini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Alexander Sampo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Ettore Lopez put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alexander Sampo. Ettore Lopez might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexander Sampo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ettore Lopez ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Lopez in the 10th minute of play forced Bure AFC's goalkeeper Alexander Sampo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ettore Lopez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Alexander Sampo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabrizio Pellegrini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ettore Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Sampo having to interfere. If Frank Bergomi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ettore Lopez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alexander Sampo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ettore Lopez in the 39th minute of play. When Ettore Lopez came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Ospiate 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 Ettore Lopez couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrizio Pellegrini in the 42nd minute of play forced Bure AFC's goalkeeper Alexander Sampo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexander Sampo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ettore Lopez's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Ettore Lopez made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Lopez in the 60th minute of play forced Bure AFC's goalkeeper Alexander Sampo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bruno Di Girolamo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 64th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. With a little luck, Bure AFC's Alexander Sampo got control of the ball when Fabrizio Pellegrini tried to sneak it across the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Bure AFC's Frank Bergomi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armando Di Filippo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Armando Di Filippo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Bergomi's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. After some careless play in the Bure AFC defense, Fabrizio Pellegrini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Sampo. The Bure AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Sampo should have stopped the shot. Ettore Lopez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Alexander Sampo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ettore Lopez might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexander Sampo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ettore Lopez ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Bure AFC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Alexander Di Tommaso hit a great ball. The Bure AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ospiate were clearly better and deserved to take the win.