U18 League

Gasba Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carlo Cimino took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alessandro Scrima hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 4 minutes into the match, Urbs LC's Dennis Manzoni broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Aurelio Pascucci hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Cosimo Briano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlo Cimino's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. The corner led Urbs LC's Dennis Manzoni to fire away a dangerous shot which Cosimo Briano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Carlo Ciminos short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Cosimo Briano to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 17th minute Carlo Cimino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cosimo Briano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dennis Manzoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Cosimo Briano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Cimino in the 22nd minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Cosimo Briano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cosimo Briano had great luck who in the 30thth minute grab hold of the ball when Carlo Cimino from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 32nd match minute, Lunatics of Arianrhod was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo De Rubeis to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Urbs LC's Cosimo Briano threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Carlo Cimino, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Lunatics of Arianrhod's zone, Amedeo Baciadonne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cosimo Briano came out of the goal and Amedeo Baciadonne tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dennis Manzoni got free with Cosimo Briano in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alessandro Scrima's late challenge caught a Urbs LC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessandro Scrima helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44thth minute of the game Ferruccio Coccia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Urbs LC's Diego Liberti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Diego Liberti came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Lunatics of Arianrhod's Alex Taraborrelli. But to his dismay, Alex Taraborrelli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ferruccio Coccia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dennis Manzoni might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cosimo Briano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dennis Manzoni ran back to his position shaking his head. Cosimo Briano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Cimino in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Corrado Capone got a free kick in the 61st minute. Cosimo Briano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlo Cimino in the 63rd minute of the match. Cosimo Briano came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Urbs LC's Amedeo Baciadonne. But to his dismay, Amedeo Baciadonne quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 71 played minutes Lunatics of Arianrhod got a freekick which was hit by Carter Nelli. Urbs LC's Arturo De Vecchis was substituted for Amedeo Baciadonne. Carter Nelli kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Cosimo Briano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Cimino, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lunatics of Arianrhod's zone, Arturo De Vecchis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cosimo Briano came out of the goal and Arturo De Vecchis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Taraborrelli got free with Diego Liberti in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th match minute, Lunatics of Arianrhod was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferruccio Coccia to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo De Vecchis came free, but Cosimo Briano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Carlo Cimino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.