U18 World League

Stadio Avenza
Spectators: 7793 (Terracing: 5846, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Flavio Pala got the match started through his kick off. Alfredo Olave showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Pala, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cirilo Eleder in the 4th minute of play forced Duri come il marmo's goalkeeper Fedele Gentili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th match minute, Duri come il marmo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Niccolai to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, Duri come il marmo's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Perico came free, but Fedele Gentili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Belgrano de Pibasog booed when Duri come il marmo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmondo Ranalli didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute, Alfredo Passerini ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fedele Gentili was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Dario Niccolai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd match minute, Belgrano de Pibasog was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elvio Urtungo to maneuver through the defense. 33 minutes into the game, Elvio Urtungo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Belgrano de Pibasog's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Duri come il marmo the free kick. A collision led to Belgrano de Pibasog getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Elvio Urtungo hit a great ball. Alfredo Olave took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Pala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Belgrano de Pibasog's Alfredo Olave got control of the ball when Dennis Lucidi tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfredo Passerini to make the kick off. When Fulgencio Perico came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Belgrano de Pibasog 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 Fulgencio Perico couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 56 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Flavio Pala sped through Belgrano de Pibasog's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alfredo Olave. After a rather tough play, Belgrano de Pibasog's Maximo Elorri got a free kick in the 64th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Belgrano de Pibasog's Maximo Elorri slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fedele Gentili. That made the score 2-3 after 68 minutes of play. Alfredo Olave showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis Lucidi, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Alfredo Olave showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Pala, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmondo Ranalli in the 86th minute of play forced Belgrano de Pibasog's goalkeeper Alfredo Olave to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Passerini in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fedele Gentili, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The Duri come il marmo supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Belgrano de Pibasog's performance. The match ended with a win for Belgrano de Pibasog.