League Play-Off

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Facundo Mura got the match started through his kick off. Luciano Etor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Justino Orlandus having to interfere. After 7 minutes of play, AILANO FC's Bruno Huly made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Justino Orlandus was left in no man's land by his defense there! 10 minutes into the game, AILANO FC's Luciano Etor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Justino Orlandus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Erling Braut Haaland might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leo Nuxila. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erling Braut Haaland ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Skott in the 15th minute of play forced Atalanta B. Calcio's goalkeeper Justino Orlandus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by AILANO FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Artemio Cheche was slow to take the kick. During this time Atalanta B. Calcio's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Atalanta B. Calcio's corner Artemio Cheche fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Leo Nuxila quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Skott in the 20th minute of play forced Atalanta B. Calcio's goalkeeper Justino Orlandus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AILANO FC were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Atalanta B. Calcio's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Max Skott took the corner. If Erling Braut Haaland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Atalanta B. Calcio's Justino Orlandus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Max Skott in the 30th minute of play. Herbert Lewkowicz scored 0-3 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Justino Orlandus, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A hard shot 38 in the game by Erling Braut Haaland from a close distance when the talented Leo Nuxila managed to make a qualified save. AILANO FC's players were relieved. The corner led Atalanta B. Calcio's Artemio Cheche to fire away a dangerous shot which Leo Nuxila despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Atalanta B. Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Etor came free, but Justino Orlandus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, Atalanta B. Calcio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Oidor to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, AILANO FC's Max Skott tried to score from far away in the 44th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After the first half AILANO FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Max Skott made the kick off in the second half. Leo Nuxila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erling Braut Haaland in the 52nd minute of play. Leo Nuxila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erling Braut Haaland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AILANO FC's Leo Nuxila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erling Braut Haaland in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Atalanta B. Calcio's Adriano Cesarini seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Adriano Cesarini the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Atalanta B. Calcio protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Adriano Cesarini had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 56 played minutes Atalanta B. Calcio got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Cesarini. Fausto Rolado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Nuxila having to interfere. Max Skott could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Justino Orlandus made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Atalanta B. Calcio's Eustaquio Lluterio got a free kick in the 64th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Max Skott kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Justino Orlandus. That made the score 0-4 in the 69 minute of play. Justino Orlandus made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Max Skott sent off a good shot on target. Herbert Lewkowicz made in the 74th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Max Skott immediately put the ball in play. After having played for 77 minutes, Fausto Rolado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atalanta B. Calcio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fausto Rolado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Facundo Mura fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atalanta B. Calcio's protests and gave Facundo Mura a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Atalanta B. Calcio getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Facundo Mura hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Etor in the 83rd minute of play forced Atalanta B. Calcio's goalkeeper Justino Orlandus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Justino Orlandus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Max Skott in the 85th minute of the match. A collision led to AILANO FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Agnaldo Martins hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Artemio Cheche managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atalanta B. Calcio's supporters rose to their feet, but Artemio Cheche was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leo Nuxila breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 95 minutes, Fausto Rolado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atalanta B. Calcio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fausto Rolado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Atalanta B. Calcio supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching AILANO FC's performance. The match ended with a win for AILANO FC.