U21 League

XMAS park
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Augusto do Valle kicked off to start the match. A collision led to XMAS getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Christian Zaccardi hit a great ball. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alessio Ascoli during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 6 played minutes XMAS got a freekick which was hit by Alessio Ascoli. After a rather tough play, FC Saubrigues's Enginsu Lütfullah got a free kick in the 7th minute. Armando Polidori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frankie Le Van, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Christian Zaccardi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 24 played minutes FC Saubrigues got a freekick which was hit by Camille Roca. 25 minutes into the game, Camille Roca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Saubrigues's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave XMAS the free kick. After 25 played minutes FC Saubrigues got a freekick which was hit by Camille Roca. Frankie Le Van scored 0-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armando Polidori, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ennio De Nardis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Mathys Mora tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to XMAS getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Christian Zaccardi hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Frankie Le Van made a precise shot to the right of Armando Polidori. XMAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Mathys Mora successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 38th minute Ennio De Nardis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mathys Mora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mathys Mora made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Zaccardi in the 39th minute. FC Saubrigues's Carlos Augusto do Valle got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Frankie Le Van came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the FC Saubrigues 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 Frankie Le Van couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ernesto Minichiello made a kick off. Mathys Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domenico Mantini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Polidori was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Carlos Augusto do Valle capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carlos Augusto do Valle really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. After 58 played minutes XMAS got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Minichiello. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenico Mantini in the 60th minute of play forced FC Saubrigues's goalkeeper Mathys Mora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, FC Saubrigues's goal looked a bit too open when Domenico Mantini came free, but Mathys Mora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FC Saubrigues getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Žydrūnas Danielius hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enginsu Lütfullah got free with Armando Polidori in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 82 minutes of play, XMAS's Christian Zaccardi made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mathys Mora was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 96 minutes of play, XMAS's Ennio De Nardis made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mathys Mora was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle went the supporters of FC Saubrigues were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant XMAS side.