League Play-Off

Stadio Villanova De
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Donato Carozza took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Villanova De Bellis AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Alessio Ottaviani came free, but Amos Di Cesare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Corrado Disastro was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Federico Brambilla capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Federico Brambilla really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Donato Carozza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amos Di Cesare having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Donato Carozza 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. In the 27th minute, Domenico Tarantini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villanova De Bellis AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 31 minutes, Alessio Ottaviani made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Villanova De Bellis AFC's Amos Di Cesare tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Domenico Tarantini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Corrado Disastro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stradella FC's Corrado Disastro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Brambilla in the 40th minute of play. After 44 minutes, Alessandro De Angelis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stradella FC and the Villanova De Bellis AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Alessandro De Angelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Corrado Disastro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Brambilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Stradella FC's zone, Federico Brambilla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Corrado Disastro came out of the goal and Federico Brambilla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Stradella FC defense, Domenico Tarantini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Corrado Disastro. The Stradella FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Corrado Disastro should have stopped the shot. Amos Di Cesare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Carozza in the 61st minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Donato Carozza dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Amos Di Cesare, 3-2. With a little luck, Villanova De Bellis AFC's Amos Di Cesare got control of the ball when Alessio Ottaviani tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Villanova De Bellis AFC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Achille Nero hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, Stradella FC's Donato Carozza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amos Di Cesare narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Domenico Tarantini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Corrado Disastro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Federico Brambilla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Corrado Disastro having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Villanova De Bellis AFC's Donato Lucchetta got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Villanova De Bellis AFC's goalkeeper Amos Di Cesare, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Villanova De Bellis AFC's Felice Colle got a free kick in the 96th minute.