U18 World League

FIUME IN PIENA
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fidel Ixona started the match with the kick off. In the 9th match minute, Argon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saul Lia to maneuver through the defense. If Bianco Masi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 15 played minutes Argon got a freekick which was hit by Melquiades Adrio. 22 minutes in the game, Bianco Masi fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Roque Montrelle having to interfere. Fedele Pesce charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fedele Pesce the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fedele Pesce kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Jonatan Raymon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Adriano De Simone. Fiume Veneto's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Fidel Ixona might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adriano De Simone. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fidel Ixona ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 42nd match minute, Fiume Veneto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Fanfarone to maneuver through the defense.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bianco Masi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Bianco Masi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roque Montrelle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Argon's Jonatan Raymon got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After 54 minutes, Alvise Colombi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fiume Veneto and the Argon players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Fiume Veneto getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Alvise Colombi hit a great ball. Fiume Veneto's Alvise Colombi got his second yellow card of the match in the 57th minute. The referee ordered Alvise Colombi off the ground. In the 58th minute, Alvise Colombi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Argon's goalkeeper Roque Montrelle, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bianco Masi in the 64th minute of play forced Argon's goalkeeper Roque Montrelle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66th play minutes Bianco Masi shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Roque Montrelle and just under the crossbar into goal. Bianco Masi might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roque Montrelle. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bianco Masi ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Fiume Veneto getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Federico Fanfarone hit a great ball. Bianco Masi hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Fiume Veneto's Adriano De Simone got control of the ball when Jimeno Fernado tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adriano De Simone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melquiades Adrio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimiro Muno struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Adriano De Simone didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Argon. Jimeno Fernado in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Adriano De Simone, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Edmondo Valcareggi might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roque Montrelle. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edmondo Valcareggi ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 95 minutes, Melquiades Adrio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Argon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Melquiades Adrio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.