League Play-Off

Stadio Ramoscello
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cesare Guarrera kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Alberigo Marchetti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Ramoscello's zone, Ernesto Rallo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Mazzei came out of the goal and Ernesto Rallo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Guarrera in the 13th minute of play forced Ramoscello's goalkeeper Armando Mazzei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Davide Di Matteo came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Ramoscello 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 Davide Di Matteo couldn't finish the play. After 22 minutes, Alvaro Santangelo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ellera and the Ramoscello players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th minute, Ramoscello's Davide Di Matteo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 31st minute of the match, Davide Di Matteo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Franco Chiavetta saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Davide Stragapede during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Davide Stragapede hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Ellera's Franco Chiavetta got control of the ball when Carlo Piola tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ramoscello's zone, Ernesto Rallo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Mazzei came out of the goal and Ernesto Rallo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 39 minutes into the game, Davide Di Matteo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Franco Chiavetta. Davide Di Matteo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. In the 44th match minute, Ramoscello was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Ramundo to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Ramoscello getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Carlo Piola hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Davide Di Matteo to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Ernesto Rallo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Armando Mazzei. That made the score 2-1 in the 55 minute of play. Armando Mazzei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Rallo in the 58th minute of play. Cesare Guarrera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Armando Mazzei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ernesto Rallo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angelo Malandra kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Ernesto Rallo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Armando Mazzei made a huge save. In the 85th of the match, Cesare Guarrera tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Armando Mazzei got in the way and made a wonderful save. Davide Di Matteo struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Franco Chiavetta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ramoscello. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelo Malandra during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 94 played minutes Ramoscello got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Malandra. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ramoscello fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ellera had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.