League Play-Off

Stadio Borgosatollo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fedele Barone started the match with the kick off. Achille Barresi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuele Bernardini having to interfere. Carter Canuto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Mauro in the 15th minute of the match. Cristoforo Costanzo's late challenge caught a Corlo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristoforo Costanzo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th match minute, Borgosatollo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristoforo Costanzo to maneuver through the defense. After 26 minutes, Alvaro Grasso made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Borgosatollo's Carter Canuto tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Corrado Silvestre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Corrado Silvestre in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emanuele Bernardini, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in Corlo's zone, Corrado Silvestre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuele Bernardini came out of the goal and Corrado Silvestre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 41 minutes into the game, one of Corlo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Emanuele Bernardini, was totally fooled by Borgosatollo's Andrea De Francesco, who 43 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Antonio Mauro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Carter Canuto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. During the 47th minute of the match Cristoforo Costanzo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Cristoforo Costanzo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 48th match minute, Borgosatollo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristoforo Costanzo to maneuver through the defense.

After 55 played minutes Borgosatollo got a freekick which was hit by Ermanno Albanesi. Corlo's Cristoforo De Nardis got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Borgosatollo booed when Corlo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ettore Crosta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Borgosatollo's Corrado Silvestre got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carter Canuto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fedele Barone showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 62 minute of play. In the 65th minute, Dave Bozzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuele Bernardini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corrado Silvestre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Corlo booed when Borgosatollo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrea De Francesco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Borgosatollo defense, Antonio Mauro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carter Canuto. The Borgosatollo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carter Canuto should have stopped the shot. Alvaro Grasso struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Carter Canuto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Corlo. Carter Canuto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fedele Barone's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Corlo's Fedele Barone slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Carter Canuto. That made the score 1-5 after 84 minutes of play. Fedele Barone blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carter Canuto having to make a save. When Ettore Crosta came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Corlo 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 Ettore Crosta couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Corrado Silvestre in the 97th minute of play forced Corlo's goalkeeper Emanuele Bernardini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Corlo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.