U18 League

Saliceto Panaro
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Armin Borgatello hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Ernesto Cardillo kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the game, Black Mount™'s Alexander De Lucia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armin Di Falco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 15th minute Antonello Venditti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armin Di Falco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armin Di Falco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Leopardi in the 20th minute of the match. A collision led to LEBEG Team getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Anthony Tonon hit a great ball. Antonello Venditti kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. With a little luck, Black Mount™'s Fabrizio Mariotti got control of the ball when Anthony Tonon tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Alexander De Lucia put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Armin Di Falco. After a rather tough play, Black Mount™'s Ettore Leopardi got a free kick in the 40th minute. If Achille Di Cesare had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Black Mount™'s Biagio Giorda got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Alexander De Lucia made the kick off in the second half. Fabrizio Mariotti came out of the goal in the 50th minute to try and stop a shot by LEBEG Team's Ernesto Cardillo. But to his dismay, Ernesto Cardillo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Amerigo Sisti might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armin Di Falco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amerigo Sisti ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anthony Tonon in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabrizio Mariotti saved Black Mount™ from getting behind. The referee gave LEBEG Team a penalty, 75 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Christian Gallucci, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Black Mount™'s Fabrizio Mariotti. 3-2. Armin Di Falco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander De Lucia, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander De Lucia in the 79th minute of play forced LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Armin Di Falco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armin Di Falco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexander De Lucia in the 80th minute. Anthony Tonon struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Fabrizio Mariotti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LEBEG Team. LEBEG Team's Ermanno Montanari suffered a torn muscle in his foot after 83 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 83 minutes, Federico Fortunato mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Black Mount™ and the LEBEG Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. LEBEG Team made a substitution. Alexander Prato replaced Ermanno Montanari. The audience cheered when Christian Gallucci's long shot passed Fabrizio Mariotti's right side. It was 4-2, 86 minutes into the match. Fabrizio Mariotti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anthony Tonon's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Armin Di Falco was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alexander De Lucia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-3 in the 94 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. LEBEG Team had won after a very even match.