League Play-Off

Stadio Malpaga
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Federico Brambilla made the kick off and thus started the match. When Federico Brambilla came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Villanova De Bellis AFC 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 Federico Brambilla couldn't finish the play. When Alexander Barbanti came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Malpaga 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 Alexander Barbanti couldn't finish the play. Cristiano Guerini hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Villanova De Bellis AFC's Amos Di Cesare proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Villanova De Bellis AFC from getting a goal against them. After 36 played minutes Villanova De Bellis AFC got a freekick which was hit by Felice Colle. 37 minutes into the match, Villanova De Bellis AFC's goalkeeper Amos Di Cesare had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexander Barbanti. A collision led to Villanova De Bellis AFC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Felice Colle hit a great ball. Domenico Tarantini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eugenio Colecchia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Federico Brambilla in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eugenio Colecchia saved Malpaga from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Alexander Barbanti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Malpaga's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexander Barbanti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amos Di Cesare breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfonso Felice stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Amos Di Cesare didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alexander Barbanti went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Eugenio Colecchia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Brambilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of Malpaga:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Villanova De Bellis AFC:s goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ercole Tana during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Malpaga's Ercole Tana got a free kick in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Brambilla in the 70th minute of play forced Malpaga's goalkeeper Eugenio Colecchia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute of the match, Federico Brambilla tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eugenio Colecchia saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Federico Brambilla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Eugenio Colecchia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Domenico Tarantini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eugenio Colecchia having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Federico Brambilla took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Eugenio Colecchia to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Malpaga's Angelo Belardi got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniele La Penna during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 96th minute of the game. One of Malpaga:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Villanova De Bellis AFC:s goal. In the 98th minute, the referee gave Villanova De Bellis AFC a penalty. Achille Nero looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Eugenio Colecchia. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Villanova De Bellis AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.