League Play-Off

Morumbi
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ciro Ascoli kicked off to start the match. Corrado Taglieri made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Florian Chioda sent off a good shot on target. In the 6th minute of the match Aldo Diana sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carter De Michele skillfully saved the ball. Frank Vespucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 17 minutes, Attilio Pollastrini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atletico Mustang FC and the Novara players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Atletico Mustang FC booed when Novara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Alba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florian Chioda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Corrado Taglieri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Marinelli in the 28th minute of play forced Novara's goalkeeper Corrado Taglieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Atletico Mustang FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Ascoli came free, but Carter De Michele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute, Frank Vespucci left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Novara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Frank Vespucci recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Atletico Mustang FC's Carter De Michele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Ascoli in the 39th minute of play. Ciro Ascoli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Carter De Michele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Alberto Pelusi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carter De Michele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Ascoli in the 46th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Atletico Mustang FC's zone, Frank Vespucci stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carter De Michele came out of the goal and Frank Vespucci tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flavio Marinelli to make the kick off. In the 62nd minute Ciro Ascoli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carter De Michele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Atletico Mustang FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Ascoli came free, but Carter De Michele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Novara's Corrado Taglieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Marinelli in the 74th minute of play. Frank Vespucci didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-2 via right post in the game's 80th minute. Novara's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Ciro Ascoli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Novara booed when Atletico Mustang FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Pelusi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carter De Michele was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cristiano Nicolo. When the match was over Novara could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Atletico Mustang FC throughout the match.