League Play-Off

Masone
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ennio Piccirilli took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arrigo Cipolla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ennio Piccirilli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edoardo Barchiesi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Corrado Ciaccia during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Corrado Ciaccia hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Edoardo Barchiesi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Arrigo Cipolla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes in the game, Andrea Sasso fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Dennis Guidoni having to interfere. Ennio Piccirilli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arrigo Cipolla having to make a save. Dennis Guidoni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Demetrio Di Rado in the 21st minute. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Andrea Sasso took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Dennis Guidoni to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea Sasso in the 26th minute of play forced Wellstreet United's goalkeeper Dennis Guidoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Demetrio Di Rado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Dennis Guidoni made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Barchiesi in the 32nd minute of play forced Masone's goalkeeper Arrigo Cipolla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Masone's goalkeeper Arrigo Cipolla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arrigo Cipolla came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Wellstreet United's Edoardo Barchiesi. But to his dismay, Edoardo Barchiesi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 47th minute, one of Masone: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 Masone. The referee gave Wellstreet United a penalty, 49 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Adriano Pari, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Masone's Arrigo Cipolla. 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andrea Sasso made a kick off. Ferruccio Apicella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dennis Guidoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Sasso in the 61st minute of the match. After having played for 62 minutes, Andrea Sasso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Masone's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrea Sasso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Edoardo Barchiesi came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Wellstreet United 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 Edoardo Barchiesi couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Masone defense, Edoardo Barchiesi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arrigo Cipolla. The Masone fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arrigo Cipolla should have stopped the shot. Dennis Guidoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Sasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrea Sasso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis Guidoni having to interfere. Davide Cordone hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Wellstreet United's Dennis Guidoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrea Sasso in the 86th minute of play. 89 minutes into the game, Ermanno Di Lillo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wellstreet United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Masone the free kick. Ermanno Di Lillo hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Ennio Piccirilli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wellstreet United's Dennis Guidoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrea Sasso in the 98th minute of play. Davide Cordone got his second yellow card in the match during the 99th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Davide Cordone hit a great freekick 100 minutes into the match. In the 102nd minute of the match Masone got a corner. Wellstreet United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andrea Franceschini ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Demetrio Di Rado got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-3. 103 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Wellstreet United eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.