League Play-Off

Stadio Milano Maritt
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Alessio Zoff made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Franco Scrima during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Franco Scrima hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Francesco Tornese fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlo Barone having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelo Rotili during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th minute Alessio Zoff shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Matteucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessio Zoff received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Elia Matteucci came out and tried to block the shot, but Alessio Zoff slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 18th minute. Alessio Zoff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferdinando Buccella during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Crescenzago's Eugenio Marzoli couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 25th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Milano Marittima. In the 27th minute Diego Aureli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlo Barone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Crescenzago's Elia Matteucci proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Crescenzago from getting a goal against them. After 29 played minutes Crescenzago got a freekick which was hit by Francesco Tornese. Armando Nelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Elia Matteucci made a huge save. When Alessio Zoff came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Milano Marittima 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 Alessio Zoff couldn't finish the play. Armando Nelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Elia Matteucci made a huge save. Armando Nelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Elia Matteucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Diego Aureli to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabrizio Brambilla during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fabrizio Brambilla hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. If Diego Aureli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elia Matteucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Nelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlo Barone was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Diego Aureli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Diego Aureli really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. In the 71st minute, Alessio Zoff 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. Armando Nelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Elia Matteucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 79 minutes, Armando Nelli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Milano Marittima's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Nelli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ferdinando Buccella hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Eugenio Marzoli was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 83rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When Diego Aureli came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Crescenzago 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 Diego Aureli couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Zoff in the 90th minute of play forced Crescenzago's goalkeeper Elia Matteucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Nelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elia Matteucci having to interfere. Diego Aureli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Carlo Barone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Crescenzago's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.