U18 World League

Bay Harbor Butcher
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Demetrio Roberto started the match with the kick off. Silverio Cordara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fortunato Brandolini, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Lino Arnau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Diego Tieri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th match minute, Dexter Morgan VR46 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Sammartino to maneuver through the defense. Diego Tieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio Raymundo in the 16th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mauricio Tabor during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mauricio Tabor hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After 29 played minutes C.A.Esparta got a freekick which was hit by Lino Arnau. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Demetrio Roberto in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silverio Cordara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in C.A.Esparta's zone, Flavio Miranda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silverio Cordara came out of the goal and Flavio Miranda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute, Dexter Morgan VR46's Ciro Buonanno dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frank Sammartino during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Dexter Morgan VR46's Frank Sammartino got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 48th minute of the match, Demetrio Roberto tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Silverio Cordara saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Demetrio Roberto scored 2-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silverio Cordara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Diego Tieri made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Teodosio Raymundo sent off a good shot on target. After 61 played minutes C.A.Esparta got a freekick which was hit by Lino Arnau. In the 68th minute Teodosio Raymundo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Tieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Fortunato Brandolini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 76 played minutes C.A.Esparta got a freekick which was hit by Fabricio Videl. After 76 played minutes, Dexter Morgan VR46's Flavio Flocco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Silverio Cordara came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Dexter Morgan VR46 reached it. Dexter Morgan VR46's Diego Tieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodosio Raymundo in the 79th minute of play. When Frank Sammartino was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 85 minutes had been played. 87 minutes into the game, Lino Arnau was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.A.Esparta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dexter Morgan VR46 the free kick. Diego Tieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodosio Raymundo, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 92nd minute, Flavio Flocco 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. Demetrio Roberto scored 3-0 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silverio Cordara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Dexter Morgan VR46 had played much better football throughout.