League Play-Off

Bardassano
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, 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. Ferruccio Di Marco started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes in the game, Dino Rosetta dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Achille Colelli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Frank Tocci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achille Barducci having to interfere. Frank Tocci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achille Barducci having to interfere. Frank Tocci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dino Rosetta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rdth minute of the game Frank Tocci who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bardassano's Achille Barducci was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Frank Tocci came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Mele 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 Frank Tocci couldn't finish the play. Frank Tocci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee felt a red card was in order, 45 minutes into the game, when Armando Mara put in a rough tackle. In the 47th minute there was a penalty for Mele. Alfredo Manzo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Achille Barducci. 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dino Rosetta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alvaro Quattrocchi during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th minute, Alvaro Quattrocchi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christian Furino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Achille Colelli went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Frank Tocci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd minute, Frank Tocci 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. Achille Barducci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dino Rosetta in the 75th minute of the match. 79 minutes in the game, Dino Rosetta dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Achille Colelli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Christian Furino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino Masciarelli in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes in the game, Dino Rosetta fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Achille Barducci having to interfere. Dino Rosetta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 93rdth minute of the game Dino Rosetta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bardassano's Achille Barducci was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 94 played minutes Bardassano got a freekick which was hit by Damiano Bisegna. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dino Rosetta in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Achille Barducci saved Bardassano from getting behind. Damiano Bisegna charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damiano Bisegna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 96 played minutes Bardassano got a freekick which was hit by Damiano Bisegna. 99 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bardassano's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfredo Manzo was slow to take the kick. During this time Mele's players had a chance to rest. Mele's Alfredo Manzo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Achille Barducci in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the final whistle sounded Mele left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bardassano.