U18 League

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Amedeo Fontanive started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Valencia C.F. were furious when Lucas Westerby was red carded, 3 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 3rd minute, one of Valencia C.F.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Valencia C.F.. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for Gladiator FC. Franco Mariano stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Micheal Leach. 0-1. After some careless play in the Valencia C.F. defense, Amedeo Fontanive kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Micheal Leach. The Valencia C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Micheal Leach should have stopped the shot. Valencia C.F. were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Gladiator FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vance Shuttleworth took the corner. The corner led Valencia C.F.'s Vance Shuttleworth to fire away a dangerous shot which Fedele Nardi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some careless play in the Valencia C.F. defense, Franco Mariano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Micheal Leach. The Valencia C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Micheal Leach should have stopped the shot. 22 minutes into the match, Franco Mariano notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Valencia C.F.'s Micheal Leach. Micheal Leach was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 26 minutes into the game, Franco Mariano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Micheal Leach was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 30th minute, Ciro Manzoni made a precise shot to the right of Micheal Leach. Valencia C.F.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Antonello Cipriani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Micheal Leach having to interfere. Micheal Leach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Mariano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Micheal Leach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Manzoni in the 39th minute of play. Amedeo Fontanive's late challenge caught a Valencia C.F.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amedeo Fontanive helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Gladiator FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Amedeo Fontanive hit a great ball. Antonello Cipriani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Micheal Leach came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Gladiator FC's Amedeo Fontanive. But to his dismay, Amedeo Fontanive quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Russ Trueman was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Gladiator FC's Antonello Cipriani got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Micheal Leach was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ciro Manzoni showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 55 minute of play. Ash Harding kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. A collision led to Gladiator FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Franco Mariano hit a great ball. Micheal Leach made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciro Manzoni in the 66th minute. Ciro Manzoni charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciro Manzoni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute, Ciro Manzoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes Gladiator FC got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Manzoni. Eddy Llewellyn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fedele Nardi having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Cristiano Tatangelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vance Shuttleworth took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fedele Nardi. Gladiator FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 84th minute, Amedeo Fontanive reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Micheal Leach. The goal made the score 0-9. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tony Izzard during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Valencia C.F.'s Tony Izzard got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 96th minute, Gladiator FC's Amedeo Fontanive dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-10.