League Play-Off

Stadio Dezerega
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aurelio De Gregorio kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Candiolo FC got a freekick which was hit by Dino Tacconelli. Fabrizio Tonon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Ferruccio Petruzzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dezerega's Ferruccio Petruzzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabiano Bolognini in the 6th minute of play. Ernesto Rotolo charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernesto Rotolo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ernesto Rotolo hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Fabiano Bolognini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferruccio Petruzzi having to interfere. In the 17th minute Fabrizio Tonon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferruccio Petruzzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferruccio Petruzzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabiano Bolognini, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Dezerega's Ferruccio Petruzzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabrizio Tonon in the 19th minute of play. Fortunato Ciapponi's late challenge caught a Dezerega's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fortunato Ciapponi helped the player get up and apologised. Fortunato Ciapponi hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Diego Briano took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Florian Nardone. Florian Nardone dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Florian Nardone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio De Gregorio in the 25th minute of play. Ferruccio Petruzzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrizio Tonon, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Fabiano Bolognini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 30th minute, Fabiano Bolognini 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. Fabiano Bolognini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aurelio De Gregorio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Nardone having to interfere. With a little luck, Candiolo FC's Florian Nardone got control of the ball when Diego Briano tried to sneak it across the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Florian Nardone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Briano, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Fabrizio Tonon might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ferruccio Petruzzi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabrizio Tonon ran back to his position shaking his head. Fabrizio Tonon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Ferruccio Petruzzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniele Rotolo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Florian Nardone. Candiolo FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Florian Nardone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio De Gregorio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Dezerega's Ferruccio Petruzzi got control of the ball when Fabiano Bolognini tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Fabrizio Tonon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Briano in the 85th minute of play forced Candiolo FC's goalkeeper Florian Nardone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute Diego Briano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Nardone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Dino Tacconelli came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Candiolo 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 Dino Tacconelli couldn't finish the play. The Dezerega players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.