League Play-Off

Monte San Giovanni
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Elia Lepre 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. When Elia Lepre, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 8 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Amerigo Scalia was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 9th match minute, Garbagna Novarese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Bevilacqua to maneuver through the defense. Ennio Bertolini kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Carter Borromeo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonello Di Cristofaro in the 17th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Elia Lepre notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Garbagna Novarese's Amerigo Scalia. Amerigo Scalia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alvaro Scurti's late challenge caught a Garbagna Novarese's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvaro Scurti helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Monte San Giovanni FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Alvaro Scurti hit a great ball. Antonello Di Cristofaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Carter Borromeo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Antonello Di Cristofaro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Garbagna Novarese fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 35th minute Antonello Di Cristofaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carter Borromeo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enzo Di Dio kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Fedele Di Vincenzo 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. After 46 played minutes Augusto Tamburrini rounded Garbagna Novarese's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Amerigo Scalia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Tamburrini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes into the match, Monte San Giovanni FC's goalkeeper Carter Borromeo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fedele Di Vincenzo. A collision led to Monte San Giovanni FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Ennio Bertolini hit a great ball. Garbagna Novarese were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Monte San Giovanni FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Enzo Di Dio took the corner. Aurelio Cino made a great header on Garbagna Novarese's corner, it was just that Monte San Giovanni FC's Carter Borromeo managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Garbagna Novarese booed when Monte San Giovanni FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ennio Bertolini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elia Lepre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Monte San Giovanni FC booed when Garbagna Novarese was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Concetto Furia didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elia Lepre in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amerigo Scalia saved Garbagna Novarese from getting behind. Antonello Di Cristofaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Carter Borromeo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carter Borromeo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 85th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Armando Rosi. Ennio Bertolini was shown his second yellow card after 86 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Monte San Giovanni FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Ennio Bertolini hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Monte San Giovanni FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Garbagna Novarese had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.