League Play-Off

Stadio Cangia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dario Mariano kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Cangia's Amerigo Pittelli got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 5th minute Antonio Puja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beppe Fracassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Antonio Puja notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cangia's Beppe Fracassi. Beppe Fracassi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 15 minutes, Achille Molinaro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cangia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Achille Molinaro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nave's Emanuele Castellazzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Nave from getting a goal against them. Alberto De Paolis succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 18th playminute. After a rather tough play, Cangia's Donato Delle Donne got a free kick in the 21st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dario Mariano in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Beppe Fracassi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 23 played minutes Cangia got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Di Federico. Antonio Puja struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Beppe Fracassi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nave. Donato Delle Donne charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Donato Delle Donne the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Donato Delle Donne kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. If Antonio Puja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Dario Mariano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Beppe Fracassi was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Alberto De Paolis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonio Puja scored 1-2 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Beppe Fracassi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Achille Molinaro made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Cangia defense, Dario Mariano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Beppe Fracassi. The Cangia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Beppe Fracassi should have stopped the shot. If Dario Mariano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 60 minutes into the match, Cangia's Achille Molinaro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emanuele Castellazzi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Antonio Di Federico's late challenge caught a Nave's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Di Federico helped the player get up and apologised. After 61 played minutes Cangia got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Di Federico. Emanuele Castellazzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achille Molinaro in the 65th minute of the match. Emanuele Castellazzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Achille Molinaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th match minute, Nave was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Valcareggi to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the match, Achille Molinaro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuele Castellazzi. Nave's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Achille Molinaro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 72nd minute, Alvise Palladino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Antonio Puja 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. The supporters of Cangia booed when Nave was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Iacovacci didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Nave defense, Achille Molinaro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuele Castellazzi. The Nave fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuele Castellazzi should have stopped the shot. Emanuele Castellazzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Achille Molinaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Achille Molinaro in the 86th minute of play forced Nave's goalkeeper Emanuele Castellazzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Di Federico was shown his second yellow card after 90 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Nave booed when Cangia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Di Federico didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Cangia booed when Nave was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Biagio Valcareggi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Nave players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Cangia from taking control. The game ends in a draw.