League Play-Off

Lisiera
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adriano Bosso took the kick off in the first half of the match. Diego Zinni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lisiera FC's Augusto Villani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Zinni in the 7th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diego Zinni in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Augusto Villani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Augusto Villani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Felice Cristofari's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felice Cristofari in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Augusto Villani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 19 minutes into the match, Masone's goalkeeper Alessandro Lenci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carter Grieco. In the 22nd minute Diego Zinni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Villani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adriano Bosso in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alessandro Lenci prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 30th minute Felice Cristofari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Villani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Guerini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alessandro Lenci having to interfere. Arturo Poletti kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Zinni in the 38th minute of play forced Lisiera FC's goalkeeper Augusto Villani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ermanno Strazzabosco hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the match, Felice Cristofari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Augusto Villani. Lisiera FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felice Cristofari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Lisiera FC's Augusto Villani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felice Cristofari in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Felice Cristofari was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carter Grieco in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alessandro Lenci prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Guerini in the 57th minute of play forced Masone's goalkeeper Alessandro Lenci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Christian Corsi fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Masone's protests and gave Christian Corsi a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 61 minutes, Felice Cristofari managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Masone's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felice Cristofari was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Lisiera FC's Ermanno Strazzabosco got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Diego Zinni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Masone's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Zinni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Augusto Villani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carter Grieco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Alessandro Lenci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th play minute Diego Zinni came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Augusto Villani. 0-2. If Diego Zinni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felice Cristofari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lisiera FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dario Di Prinzio was slow to take the kick. During this time Masone's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Masone's corner Dario Di Prinzio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Augusto Villani quite easily take care of the ball. The Lisiera FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Masone's performance. The match ended with a win for Masone.