U18 World League

Menduni Michelangelo
Spectators: 8056 (Terracing: 6043, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Eriberto Frisco started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 got a freekick which was hit by Cornelio Eztebe. Concetto Tofani's late challenge caught a DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Concetto Tofani helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to PICCOLE PESTI getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Concetto Tofani hit a great ball. Antonio Vulcano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Frisco in the 13th minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Eriberto Frisco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PICCOLE PESTI the free kick. Eriberto Frisco hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Mariano Lauaxeta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabio Trentini went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 34th minute Fabio Trentini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Lauaxeta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariano Lauaxeta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Bracco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Fabio Trentini came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the PICCOLE PESTI 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 Fabio Trentini couldn't finish the play. In the 43rdth minute of the game Adriano Bracco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Mariano Lauaxeta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fabio Trentini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Mariano Lauaxeta made a huge save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabio Trentini made a kick off. When Diego Scarano came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the PICCOLE PESTI 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 Diego Scarano couldn't finish the play. Mariano Lauaxeta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Trentini in the 61st minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Eriberto Frisco dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Antonio Vulcano, 1-1. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Mariano Lauaxeta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Trentini in the 74th minute of play. After 81 minutes, Anthony Flocco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PICCOLE PESTI and the DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 83 minutes, Elpidio Uzuri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 and the PICCOLE PESTI players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 84th match minute, DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elpidio Uzuri to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute, Fabio Trentini made a precise shot to the right of Mariano Lauaxeta. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 92nd match minute, DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldo Nuñez to maneuver through the defense. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Mariano Lauaxeta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Trentini in the 93rd minute of play. After 94 played minutes DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 got a freekick which was hit by Cornelio Eztebe. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. PICCOLE PESTI had won after a very even match.