League Play-Off

Stadio Tavernerio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fabio Balestra got the match started through his kick off. Fabio Balestra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edoardo Giacomozzi having to interfere. Aldo Gigli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Edoardo Giacomozzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Fabio Balestra got free in front of the goal in the 12th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Edoardo Giacomozzi was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. When Fedele Cagnetta fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tavernerio FC's protests and gave Fedele Cagnetta a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tavernerio FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Fedele Cagnetta hit a great ball. After 18 minutes, Demetrio Sciamanna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tavernerio FC and the Murta FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 18 played minutes Tavernerio FC got a freekick which was hit by Demetrio Sciamanna. After having played for 21 minutes, Aldo Gigli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Murta FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aldo Gigli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 23rd minute Fabio Balestra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edoardo Giacomozzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edoardo Giacomozzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Gigli, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Edoardo Giacomozzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Balestra, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Fabio Balestra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edoardo Giacomozzi having to interfere. After 39 played minutes Tavernerio FC got a freekick which was hit by Bianco Zulli. 41 minutes into the match, Murta FC's Aldo Gigli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edoardo Giacomozzi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edoardo Giacomozzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Gervasi, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Dave Cerri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Franco Tacco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dave Cerri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Tacco having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Armin Cerasoli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Aldo Gigli's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Edoardo Giacomozzi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Fabio Balestra took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Edoardo Giacomozzi to make any attempt to save it. Franco Tacco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armin Cerasoli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Murta FC's Franco Tacco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armin Cerasoli in the 72nd minute of play. Murta FC's Aldo Gigli got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Armin Cerasoli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Franco Tacco having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Dave Cerri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tavernerio FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dave Cerri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franco Tacco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tavernerio FC's Fedele Cagnetta got his second yellow card of the match in the 91st minute. The referee ordered Fedele Cagnetta off the ground. In the 97th minute, Aldo Gigli got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Murta FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.