The Aquile Ferrara snatched their ticket to the semi-final of the IFL 2 championship, at the end of a match against the Turin Reapers which had never been in question and which saw the Este team prevail 28-0 with an attack which, despite being in difficulty due to absences, was able to show off several excellent performances and a defense that played almost perfectly, leaving their opponents with zero points for the first time in the championship. Full throttle start for the Eagles who respond to the guests’ kickoff with a perfect return from Cerullo who reaches the Turin end zone with runningback Cappellini who after two plays scores on a run for the 6 to 0 to which Romagnoli adds the additional point of 7 to 0. The Reapers’ attack does not move the ball and is forced to punt as are the Eagles in the following drive but on the new Turin attack it is Bindini who intercepts the oval on the 36 yards of the Reapers and then a good throw Franco’s run and a foul by the guests bring the Este offense back into the Reapers’ red zone. Scaglia’s pass arrives slightly out of range but the Reapers’ attempted interception leaves the ball alive in the air and it is the Este receiver Gardinale who takes advantage of it by recovering the oval and scoring for 13 to 0 to which Romagnoli promptly adds the kick of transformation. The Reapers try again at the end of the first quarter but a good intervention by the Este defense first with Neodo and then with Mazzoni extinguishes any ambitions of the guests, forcing them to punt again. In the 2nd quarter they miss a precious opportunity to put the Eagles ahead, with Gardinale and Capitozzo unable to hold the ball in the end zone and with Romagnoli who misses the next field goal attempt and without further shocks we go to halftime on 14 to 0. At 21 to 0 after Romagnoli’s conversion kick the gap became unbridgeable for the guests, who also tried to come forward again but it was the Este defense that finished in style with Neodo intercepting the ball thrown by the guest quarterback and he returns the oval directly to the end zone for the round 28 to 0 which closes the match. Celebration on the pitch for the Eagles at the final whistle, with the Este team reaching the semi-final for the 2nd consecutive year, expected by the Brescia Bengals next weekend in an away match that will qualify them for the final in July.
