League Play-Off

ACOS ARENA
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Franco Lucchetti took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Acos FC's zone, Aldo Colaussi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diego Benarrivo came out of the goal and Aldo Colaussi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Franco Lucchetti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filippo Abete having to interfere. Filippo Abete didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edmondo Romagnoli went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 12th minute, Felice Di Nardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Felice Di Nardo fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Acos FC's protests and gave Felice Di Nardo a yellow card for diving instead. Felice Di Nardo kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Diego Benarrivo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Colaussi, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. If Franco Lucchetti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Acos FC booed when Porto Maurizio FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Corrado Taraborrelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristoforo Lo Iacono hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. If Franco Lucchetti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Porto Maurizio FC's Filippo Abete played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Lucchetti in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to Porto Maurizio FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Corrado Taraborrelli hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, Franco Lucchetti dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Filippo Abete, 2-0. Acos FC's Felice Di Nardo suffered a concussion after 38 minutes and had to leave the field. Corrado Taraborrelli was shown his second yellow card after 38 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 39th match minute, Porto Maurizio FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corrado Taraborrelli to maneuver through the defense. Edmondo Romagnolis short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Filippo Abete to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Edmondo Romagnoli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aldo Colaussi to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Porto Maurizio FC got a freekick which was hit by Alessio Franco. When Eugenio Grassi came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Acos FC 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 Eugenio Grassi couldn't finish the play. Edmondo Romagnoli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Filippo Abete tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Acos FC's Edmondo Romagnoli got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alvaro Iob's late challenge caught a Porto Maurizio FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvaro Iob helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Porto Maurizio FC booed when Acos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvaro Iob didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Acos FC's goalkeeper Diego Benarrivo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aldo Colaussi. Franco Lucchetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Filippo Abete tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Porto Maurizio FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Cristoforo Lo Iacono hit a great ball. Acos FC's Franco Lucchetti got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 75 minutes, Aldo Colaussi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Porto Maurizio FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aldo Colaussi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edmondo Romagnoli took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filippo Abete. Filippo Abete dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 80 minutes into the game, Franco Lucchetti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Acos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Porto Maurizio FC the free kick. Franco Lucchetti kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. After 85 minutes, Domenico Loreto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Porto Maurizio FC and the Acos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 85 played minutes Porto Maurizio FC got a freekick which was hit by Domenico Loreto. After recieving a nice pass, Acos FC's Domenico Meo tried to score from far away in the 86th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Edmondo Romagnoli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Aldo Colaussi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Porto Maurizio FC's Cristoforo Lo Iacono got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Acos FC fully deserved thier win.