League Play-Off

Stadio Garbagna Nova
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristiano Mucci kicked off to start the match. Bruno Mazzocchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Mucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Antonio Loreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Mucci in the 7th minute of play forced Garbagna Novarese FC's goalkeeper Bruno Mazzocchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Fausto Tiberio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristoforo Chitarroni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Bruno Mazzocchi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Cristoforo Chitarroni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 14 minutes, Cristoforo Chitarroni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bresso AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristoforo Chitarroni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristiano Mucci in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Mazzocchi saved Garbagna Novarese FC from getting behind. Arrigo Rullo kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Damiano Meazza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 25 played minutes Garbagna Novarese FC got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Tiberio. Cristiano Mucci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Mazzocchi having to interfere. After 34 played minutes Garbagna Novarese FC's Damiano Meazza stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Florian De Cristofaro stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Bresso AFC of the goal. In the 39th minute, Bresso AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Antonio Loreto fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 40th minute, Damiano Meazza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Garbagna Novarese FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Antonio Loreto made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Bresso AFC's Cristiano Mucci sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bruno Mazzocchi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Florian De Cristofaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damiano Meazza in the 60th minute of play. Florian De Cristofaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Loreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bruno Mazzocchi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristiano Mucci's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Florian De Cristofaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damiano Meazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Mucci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Bruno Mazzocchi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Damiano Meazza in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Florian De Cristofaro saved Bresso AFC from getting behind. Corrado Pettinelli took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Florian De Cristofaro. Bresso AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bresso AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.