League Play-Off

Mandria
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cesare Censi kicked off to start the match. Arturo Betti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesare Censi in the 5th minute of play. Cesare Censi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Doria's Arturo Betti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Doria from getting a goal against them. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Doria:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mandria:s goal. The goalkeeper, Arturo Betti, was totally fooled by Mandria's Alexander Croce, who 11 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Thanks to some nice moves Fabio Di Natale could shoot a difficult shot in the 15th minute, which Arturo Betti however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabio Di Natale got free with Arturo Betti in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ettore Biagetti came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Doria's Cristoforo Zuccarini. But to his dismay, Cristoforo Zuccarini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. When Cristoforo Pani fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Doria's protests and gave Cristoforo Pani a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st minute, Alexander Croce sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Doria's Arturo Betti didn't even have to move. 36 minutes into the match, Mandria's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Andreozzi came free, but Ettore Biagetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristoforo Zuccarini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ettore Biagetti having to interfere. The Mandria players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Doria were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristoforo Zuccarini to make the kick off. Fabio Di Natale took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arturo Betti. Arturo Betti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 63rd minute, Fabio Di Natale 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. In the 65th minute Cesare Censi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Betti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabio Di Natale recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edmondo Melis hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Cristoforo Zuccarini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ettore Biagetti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Doria's Aurelio Andreozzi got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fabio Di Natale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Arturo Betti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st match minute, Doria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armin Bonelli to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute, Cesare Censi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arturo Betti was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Mandria had won after a very even match.