League Play-Off

Longana
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anselmo Lenzi kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Emiliano De Gregorio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 5 minutes into the match, Anselmo Lenzi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Longana FC's Florian Mastronardi. Florian Mastronardi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Longana FC's Fabiano Sessa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sagrario Martinez. That made the score 1-1 after 9 minutes of play. With a little luck, Codemondo FC's Sagrario Martinez got control of the ball when Fabiano Sessa tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Longana FC's zone, Franco Scafati stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florian Mastronardi came out of the goal and Franco Scafati tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Codemondo FC booed when Longana FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Pettinelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alessio Niccolai during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alessio Niccolai hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Fabiano Sessa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Sagrario Martinez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Fabiano Sessa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Longana FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabiano Sessa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sagrario Martinez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniele Demaria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Florian Mastronardi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabiano Sessa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Codemondo FC's Anselmo Lenzi got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After some careless play in the Codemondo FC defense, Fabiano Sessa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sagrario Martinez. The Codemondo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sagrario Martinez should have stopped the shot. Aurelio Mastrangelo kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Anselmo Lenzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florian Mastronardi was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Franco Scafati was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 86th minute. Codemondo FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Anselmo Lenzi came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Codemondo 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 Anselmo Lenzi couldn't finish the play. Fabiano Sessa took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sagrario Martinez. Sagrario Martinez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Fabiano Sessa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Longana FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabiano Sessa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sagrario Martinez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee ended the match the Longana FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.