League Play-Off

Volvera
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diego Migliorati started the match with the kick off. Christian Rosini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Christian Corvasce made a huge save. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Monte Donato! In the 6th minute, Antonio Schirone ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Corvasce was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Emilio De Bonis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 10 minutes into the match. Attilio Marchetti kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Christian Rosini might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christian Corvasce. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christian Rosini ran back to his position shaking his head. Volvera AFC's Diego Migliorati got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Angelo De Angelis's late challenge caught a Volvera AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelo De Angelis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Monte Donato getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Angelo De Angelis hit a great ball. Monte Donato's Fausto Testi got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Emanuele Tamburrini came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Monte Donato 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 Emanuele Tamburrini couldn't finish the play. Christian Corvasce didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Volvera AFC's Christian Rosini shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 36th minute, Christian Rosini ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Corvasce was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Diego Migliorati 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. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Volvera AFC's Diego Migliorati in the 45th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Christian Corvasce was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Monte Donato through an amazing save. In the 49th minute the ball was on its way in behind Monte Donato's goalkeeper Christian Corvasce, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fausto Testi was the one to do the kick off. Volvera AFC's Christian Rosini got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Christian Rosini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Corvasce having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Monte Donato's zone, Christian Rosini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Corvasce came out of the goal and Christian Rosini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christian Corvasce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Rosini in the 69th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Christian Rosini sped through Monte Donato's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Christian Corvasce. Monte Donato's Christian Corvasce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Migliorati in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Rosini in the 79th minute of play forced Monte Donato's goalkeeper Christian Corvasce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Corvasce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Rosini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christian Rosini struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Christian Corvasce didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Volvera AFC. After a rather tough play, Monte Donato's Emanuele Tamburrini got a free kick in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Rosini in the 90th minute of play forced Monte Donato's goalkeeper Christian Corvasce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Corvasce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Migliorati in the 92nd minute of the match. 93 minutes into the match, Monte Donato's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Migliorati came free, but Christian Corvasce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Monte Donato's Emanuele Tamburrini got a free kick in the 94th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Diego Migliorati managed to get in a good position for a shot. Volvera AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Migliorati was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Corvasce breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Diego Migliorati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Volvera AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.