Challenge

Menduni Michelangelo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 4 played minutes PICCOLE PESTI got a freekick which was hit by Guaberto Ongile. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolo Clementi in the 5th minute of play forced PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Anthony Sacchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nemesio Baladi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Corna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anthony Sacchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolo Clementi, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After having played for 20 minutes, Saturnino Honrio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Argentina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saturnino Honrio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Bartolo Clementi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Anthony Sacchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolo Clementi, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Anthony Sacchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saturnino Honrio in the 28th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Bianco Spinelli came free, but Nemesio Baladi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bartolo Clementi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anthony Sacchi having to interfere. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Severiano Urbez replaced Bartolo Clementi. U21 Argentina's Segundo Casco was substituted for Christian Romero. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Segundo Casco made a kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match, Hugo Casomiro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Anthony Sacchi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With 55 minutes on the clock, Guaberto Ongile commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 54th minute of the game. One of PICCOLE PESTI:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 Argentina:s goal. PICCOLE PESTI:s Anthony Sacchi showed great skill when he stopped Martin Suy:s penalty. Anthony Sacchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saturnino Honrio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PICCOLE PESTI's Anthony Sacchi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save PICCOLE PESTI from getting a goal against them. Anthony Sacchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saturnino Honrio in the 62nd minute of the match. Anthony Sacchi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Honrio in the 64th minute of play. Anthony Sacchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saturnino Honrio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anthony Sacchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Casomiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by PICCOLE PESTI's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Martin Suy was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Argentina's players had a chance to rest. Bianco Spinelli's late challenge caught a U21 Argentina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bianco Spinelli helped the player get up and apologised. When Comunardo Cirulli fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PICCOLE PESTI's protests and gave Comunardo Cirulli a yellow card for diving instead. After 77 played minutes PICCOLE PESTI got a freekick which was hit by Comunardo Cirulli. PICCOLE PESTI's Anthony Sacchi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severiano Urbez in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute Saturnino Honrio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anthony Sacchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anthony Sacchi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Saturnino Honrio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 81 minute of play. After 85 minutes of play, PICCOLE PESTI's Bianco Spinelli made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nemesio Baladi was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Casomiro in the 89th minute of play forced PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Anthony Sacchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PICCOLE PESTI's Anthony Sacchi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saturnino Honrio in the 92nd minute of play. Nemesio Baladi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ettore Varglien, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.