League Play-Off

Stadio Picarelli
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Arturo Manzoli made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Angelo Bocchi sent off a good shot on target. If Aurelio Di Camillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute, Amedeo Lucentini ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arturo Manzoli was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 13th minute, Carmine Trombetta had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Bernardo Baresi's late challenge caught a Dercogna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardo Baresi helped the player get up and apologised. Aurelio Di Camillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Arturo Manzoli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Alex Marrone managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dercogna's supporters rose to their feet, but Alex Marrone was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberigo Azzolina breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amedeo Lucentini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arturo Manzoli having to make a save. When Cosimo Salerni fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Picarelli FC's protests and gave Cosimo Salerni a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th match minute, Picarelli FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosimo Salerni to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th match minute, Picarelli FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Bocchi to maneuver through the defense. If Fausto Di Franco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alex Marrone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arturo Manzoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amedeo Lucentini, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fausto Di Franco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Flavio Di Fabio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute, Aurelio Di Camillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Picarelli FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Amedeo Lucentini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Manzoli having to interfere. Fausto Di Franco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Alberigo Azzolina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Picarelli FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Davide Reggianini was slow to take the kick. During this time Dercogna's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Francesco Catini almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Picarelli FC's Alberigo Azzolina did a great save. In the 77th minute, Alex Marrone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Marrone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Alberigo Azzolina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberigo Azzolina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Di Franco in the 94th minute of play. The Dercogna players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Picarelli FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.