U18 World League

Alopecia Arena
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alvise Testi kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Tommy Black was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Obscurials's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Infami di Canaus the free kick. Tommy Black hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Infami di Canaus's Elia Di Lorenzo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 3rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Hank Grandison but with some difficulty. Alvise Testi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 7th playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvise Testi in the 16th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Hank Grandison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dino De Gregorio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Hank Grandison tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Obscurials's Hank Grandison played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Didi Vendetta in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the game, Edwin Willding was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Obscurials's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Infami di Canaus the free kick. Edwin Willding kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Alvise Testi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Hank Grandison made a huge save. 25 minutes into the game, Kobe Muto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Infami di Canaus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Obscurials the free kick. In the 33rd minute, Fausto Moreschi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th match minute, The Obscurials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lance Morey to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Infami di Canaus booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tommy Black didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes in the game, Alvise Testi dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 54th minute Didi Vendetta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hank Grandison saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hank Grandison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Vendetta in the 59th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Alvise Testi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hank Grandison was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 66th minute, Kobe Muto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fausto Moreschi charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fausto Moreschi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fausto Moreschi hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Edwin Willding was shown his second yellow card after 77 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Edwin Willding hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Hank Grandison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Vendetta in the 79th minute of the match. The supporters of Infami di Canaus booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lewis Lawrence didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hank Grandison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elia Di Lorenzo in the 83rd minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Didi Vendetta came free, but Hank Grandison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kobe Muto hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Davide Miranda hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Infami di Canaus's Edoardo Sardella got a free kick in the 94th minute.