U18 League

Santoryu Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anselmo Gabriele started the match with the kick off. The goalkeeper, Carter Di Nino, was totally fooled by Santoryu FC's Eugenio Bozzo, who 9 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciccio Moscatelli in the 12th minute of play forced Santoryu FC's goalkeeper Alessandro Verdecchia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ciccio Moscatelli during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th minute Eugenio Bozzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carter Di Nino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 20 played minutes Santoryu FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Malvezzi. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Malvezzi during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd minute, Alfredo Malvezzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Santoryu FC booed when S.S.C. NAPOLI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Costantino didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Eugenio Bozzo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santoryu FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eugenio Bozzo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carter Di Nino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anselmo Longo hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Eugenio Bozzo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Carter Di Nino made a huge save. A collision led to S.S.C. NAPOLI getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Anselmo Longo hit a great ball. Carter Di Nino acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 42nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Eugenio Bozzo. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Anselmo Gabriele put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Carter Di Nino.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Angelo Mariotti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes, S.S.C. NAPOLI's Anselmo Costantino shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alessandro Verdecchia 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 S.S.C. NAPOLI reached it. Ciro Punta charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciro Punta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Santoryu FC's Ciro Punta got a free kick in the 54th minute. Alessandro Verdecchia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmondo Lepori in the 55th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Dario Giorgio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carter Di Nino was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Edmondo Lepori could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Alessandro Verdecchia made a huge save. After having played for 62 minutes, Ciccio Moscatelli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S.S.C. NAPOLI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciccio Moscatelli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edmondo Lepori could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Alessandro Verdecchia made a huge save. When Emiliano Baldassarre fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santoryu FC's protests and gave Emiliano Baldassarre a yellow card for diving instead. Emiliano Baldassarre hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the match, Santoryu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciccio Moscatelli came free, but Alessandro Verdecchia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eugenio Bozzo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carter Di Nino having to make a save. 70 minutes into the match, Emiliano Baldassarre notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of S.S.C. NAPOLI's Carter Di Nino. Carter Di Nino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carter Di Nino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eugenio Bozzo's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Emiliano Baldassarre kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Cristiano Furino was shown his second yellow card after 79 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, S.S.C. NAPOLI's Cristiano Furino got a free kick in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Bozzo in the 81st minute of play forced S.S.C. NAPOLI's goalkeeper Carter Di Nino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carter Di Nino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenio Bozzo in the 83rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Santoryu FC had won after a very even match.