U18 League

Bernolda
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Demetrio Giampieri started the match with the kick off. After 4 played minutes FC Mims got a freekick which was hit by Felice Di Biagio. Alessio Ubriaco's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Aldo Marulli skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 10th match minute, FC Mims was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felice Di Biagio to maneuver through the defense. After 15 minutes, Felice Di Biagio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Mims and the Monkey D.Luffy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Felice Di Biagio hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. A collision led to Monkey D.Luffy getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Emiliano Soccio hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the game, Carmine Pennetta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Mims's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Monkey D.Luffy the free kick. In the 28th minute, Arturo Papetti got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 38 minutes into the match, Monkey D.Luffy's goalkeeper Aldo Marulli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessio Ubriaco. If Arturo Papetti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The supporters of FC Mims booed when Monkey D.Luffy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emiliano Soccio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aldo Marulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Ubriaco in the 59th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Mims's Felice Di Biagio got a free kick in the 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Frank Sciamanna managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Mims's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Sciamanna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aldo Marulli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Andrea De Angelis fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Monkey D.Luffy's protests and gave Andrea De Angelis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th match minute, Monkey D.Luffy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea De Angelis to maneuver through the defense. Aldo Marulli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessio Ubriaco in the 71st minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Monkey D.Luffy's goal looked a bit too open when Alessio Ubriaco came free, but Aldo Marulli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alessio Ubriaco scored 1-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aldo Marulli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fabrizio Lizzi charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabrizio Lizzi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 83 played minutes Monkey D.Luffy got a freekick which was hit by Fabrizio Lizzi. After 84 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Monkey D.Luffy! After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Bruno Ansoldi managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Mims's supporters rose to their feet, but Bruno Ansoldi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aldo Marulli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Ubriaco in the 93rd minute of play forced Monkey D.Luffy's goalkeeper Aldo Marulli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 played minutes FC Mims got a freekick which was hit by Comunardo Di Biagio. FC Mims's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.