U21 League

TZ19 Elite Stadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Christian Mattei made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Gladiator FC booed when ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enrico Altobelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Donato Barone came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Gladiator FC 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 Donato Barone couldn't finish the play. In the 11th match minute, Gladiator FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippo Biavati to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute, Donato Muzzolon 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. Ferruccio Petrini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Barone in the 14th minute of play. Aurelio Epifani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvise Antonini's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. The audience was convinced that Donato Muzzolon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurelio Epifani was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. If Donato Muzzolon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 23 minutes, Christian Mattei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gladiator FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christian Mattei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 26 played minutes Gladiator FC got a freekick which was hit by Camillo Bocchi. In the 27th minute, Cristoforo Grandis 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. A collision led to ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Donato Muzzolon hit a great ball. A collision led to Gladiator FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Donato Barone hit a great ball. Aurelio Epifani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Latif Rugova, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 41 played minutes Gladiator FC got a freekick which was hit by Franco Mariano. Donato Muzzolon who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 43rdth minute tested the skills of Aurelio Epifani when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 46 minutes, Alex Berti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gladiator FC and the ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th minute, Alex Berti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donato Muzzolon was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 47th minute. ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 52nd minute Latif Rugova shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Epifani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Gladiator FC's Fedele Nardi got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 62nd match minute, ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corrado Cipriani to maneuver through the defense. Christian Mattei scored 0-1 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ferruccio Petrini, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s Corrado Cipriani got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 73rd minute Latif Rugova shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Epifani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77thth minute of the game Alvise Antonini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gladiator FC's Aurelio Epifani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christian Mattei kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Gladiator FC's Aurelio Epifani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Muzzolon in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Franco Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aurelio Epifani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Latif Rugova, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 83 minutes into the game, Latif Rugova cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Aurelio Epifani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 85 played minutes Gladiator FC got a freekick which was hit by Donato Barone. In the 88th minute Donato Muzzolon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Epifani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Gladiator FC booed when ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristoforo Grandis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Alex Berti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gladiator FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alex Berti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ferruccio Petrini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd minute, Franco Mariano 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. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.