League Play-Off

Stadio Ontignano
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfredo Di Falco started the match with the kick off. Borgo San Vittore AFC's Eugenio Forte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Trivelli in the 6th minute of play. After 10 minutes, Flavio Formica mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ontignano AFC and the Borgo San Vittore AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 11 played minutes, Borgo San Vittore AFC's Demetrio Monzeglio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristiano Carota came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Borgo San Vittore AFC reached it. In the 13th minute, Flavio Formica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aldo Marinelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eugenio Forte stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Claudio Ascani's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute of the match Amos Macchione sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eugenio Forte skillfully saved the ball. Eugenio Forte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Ascani in the 24th minute of play. Edoardo Reali hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 29th match minute, Borgo San Vittore AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Giannotti to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Ontignano AFC's Alex Oberrauch tried to score from far away in the 30th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Flavio Colonna took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 33rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eugenio Forte. Borgo San Vittore AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Alexander Giannotti charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexander Giannotti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Borgo San Vittore AFC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Alexander Giannotti hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Ontignano AFC's Flavio Trivelli got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Cristiano Carota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Di Falco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudio Ascani to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Flavio Toppi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ontignano AFC's Alex Oberrauch got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cosimo Taurino got free with Cristiano Carota in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alfredo Di Falco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Enrico Balestra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Carota having to interfere. If Alfredo Di Falco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute Alfredo Di Falco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Carota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Enrico Balestra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Carota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Di Falco, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Di Falco in the 79th minute of play forced Ontignano AFC's goalkeeper Cristiano Carota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 0-1 became the score in the 80th minute when Enrico Balestra elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After having played for 91 minutes, Alfredo Di Falco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Borgo San Vittore AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredo Di Falco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aldo Marinelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.