U21 League

The Old Shire
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) 4 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Teodori came free, but Adriano Fracassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adriano Fracassi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Teodori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes of play, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Elia Liaci made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Elia Liaci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Lunatics of Arianrhod booed when ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ndingi Mwana'a Tachibana didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 22 minutes, Francesco Di Sante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ and the Lunatics of Arianrhod players grew even worse after the yellow card. With an all-out effort, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Adriano Fracassi threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Christian Teodori, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 32 minutes into the game, Afukaká.Protógenes Mam Rostami Boukani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Adriano Fracassi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Lunatics of Arianrhod booed when ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amedeo Strazzabosco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elia Liaci, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Marcelli in the 38th minute of play. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davide Onori in the 42nd minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afukaká.Protógenes Mam Rostami Boukani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lunatics of Arianrhod's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ennio Caruso in the 53rd minute. Ennio Caruso made a great header on Lunatics of Arianrhod's corner, it was just that ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio managed to reach the ball for a save. Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davide Onori, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Alex Marcelli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Marcelli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Onori in the 61st minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Alex Marcelli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Marcelli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. 74 minutes into the game, Alex Marcelli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Goodwill-Yoosuk Simon Sabio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Amedeo Strazzabosco fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s protests and gave Amedeo Strazzabosco a yellow card for diving instead. If Davide Onori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute, Alex Marcelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lunatics of Arianrhod walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.