U21 League

Maci Stadium
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francesco Porcu started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francesco Porcu got free with Aldo Marulli in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maci FC's Cristiano Di Sipio got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filippo Sisti in the 16th minute of play. Demetrio Giampieri kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. When Bianco Fiorentino came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Maci FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bianco Fiorentino couldn't finish the play. Federico Micarelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demetrio Giampieri, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. A nice corner shot did that Fabrizio Lizzi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Federico Micarelli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Aldo Marulli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippo Sisti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Federico Micarelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demetrio Giampieri in the 31st minute of play.

When Arturo Papetti got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Monkey D.Luffy. In the 67th minute, Demetrio Giampieri 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Arturo Papetti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Monkey D.Luffy's supporters rose to their feet, but Arturo Papetti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Federico Micarelli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute, Monkey D.Luffy's Arturo Papetti dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. A collision led to Monkey D.Luffy getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Aurelio Andreozzi hit a great ball. Alfonso Iob's late challenge caught a Monkey D.Luffy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfonso Iob helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd minute, Alfonso Iob hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristiano Di Sipio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Aldo Marulli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle went the supporters of Monkey D.Luffy were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Maci FC side.