League Play-Off

Stadio Arenzano
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristiano Toto got the match started through his kick off. Armando Lucchetti's late challenge caught a Arenzano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Armando Lucchetti helped the player get up and apologised. In the 9th match minute, Casinazzo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Lucchetti to maneuver through the defense. If Cristiano Toto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Cristiano Toto came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Casinazzo 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 Cristiano Toto couldn't finish the play. Cosimo Del Duca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Toto in the 19th minute of play. Emilio Costanzo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 23rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Dennis De Santis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emilio Costanzo in the 26th minute. After a rather tough play, Casinazzo FC's Armando Lucchetti got a free kick in the 27th minute. Dennis De Santis had great luck who in the 30thth minute grab hold of the ball when Enrico Di Luca from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Cristiano Toto's late challenge caught a Arenzano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristiano Toto helped the player get up and apologised. After having played for 33 minutes, Cosimo Rosini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arenzano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cosimo Rosini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 34 minutes of play Casinazzo FC's Cristiano Toto was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Cristiano Toto kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Cosimo Del Duca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Corrado Bontempi in the 38th minute of play. Corrado Bontempi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Cosimo Del Duca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Enrico Di Luca was the one to do the kick off. Enrico Di Luca struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Dennis De Santis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arenzano. Emilio Costanzo scored 1-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dennis De Santis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dennis De Santis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Costanzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After having played for 63 minutes, Corrado Bontempi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Casinazzo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Corrado Bontempi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Attilio Pelliccioni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrico Di Luca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis De Santis having to interfere. Casinazzo FC's Dennis De Santis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrico Di Luca in the 75th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Emilio Costanzo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dennis De Santis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Emilio Costanzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis De Santis having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Enrico Di Luca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Dennis De Santis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. For all the effort they put into the match, the Casinazzo FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Arenzano.