League Play-Off

Stadio Birandola
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. Angelo De Lucia started the match with the kick off. Alvise Olivieri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ferruccio Ianni having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Di Nino in the 9th minute of play forced Birandola FC's goalkeeper Ferruccio Ianni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabrizio Di Bernardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo De Lucia in the 11th minute of play. Ferruccio Ianni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amos Testa in the 14th minute of the match. Ferruccio Ianni came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Torino FC's Amos Testa. But to his dismay, Amos Testa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The nice shot from Fabrizio Di Gregorio in the 21stth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Fabrizio Di Bernardo had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. With an all-out effort, Birandola FC's Fabrizio Di Bernardo threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ferdinando Mantini, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Antonio Lepori was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 23 minutes into the match. Birandola FC's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 26th minute of the game, when Felice Feliziani after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Torino FC's goal. Felice Feliziani was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. In the 28th minute Ferdinando Mantini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrizio Di Bernardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 33 minutes, Amos Testa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Torino FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amos Testa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Amos Testa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferruccio Ianni having to interfere. Amos Testa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amos Testa to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Torino FC's Fabio Di Nino got a free kick in the 55th minute. Fabrizio Di Bernardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrizio Di Gregorio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Amos Testa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabrizio Di Bernardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo De Lucia in the 76th minute of play. Fabrizio Di Bernardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinando Mantini in the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdinando Mantini in the 80th minute of play forced Torino FC's goalkeeper Fabrizio Di Bernardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edoardo Chiarelli hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Angelo De Lucia 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Francesco Genovese during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fabrizio Di Bernardo came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Birandola FC's Alexander Uguccioni. But to his dismay, Alexander Uguccioni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 95th minute Angelo De Lucia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrizio Di Bernardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.