U23 League

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bernardino Vedillo started the match with the kick off. Donato Foddis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ettore Varglien, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Mel Önen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Miguel Orlondon made a huge save. 17 minutes into the game, PICCOLE PESTI's Ettore Varglien nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Donato Foddis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 20th minute Ettore Varglien shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Foddis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Varglien in the 23rd minute of the match. PICCOLE PESTI's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fortunato Brini in the 24th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Pekko Rino notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of PICCOLE PESTI's Miguel Orlondon. Miguel Orlondon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 39th minute Pekko Rino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Orlondon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardino Vedillo in the 42nd minute of the match. Donato Foddis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ettore Varglien, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The audience was convinced that Pekko Rino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miguel Orlondon was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Mel Önen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pekko Rino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pekko Rino kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Donato Foddis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, AC Collins's Donato Foddis got control of the ball when Fortunato Brini tried to sneak it across the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Bernardino Vedillo notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of AC Collins's Donato Foddis. Donato Foddis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. AC Collins made a substitution. Edinho do Nascimento replaced Pekko Rino. Angel Berenguer made in the 62nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ettore Varglien immediately put the ball in play. PICCOLE PESTI's Miguel Orlondon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zygmunt Pisarczyk in the 67th minute of play. AC Collins's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zygmunt Pisarczyk in the 68th minute. In the 72nd minute Zygmunt Pisarczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Orlondon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Varglien in the 75th minute of the match. PICCOLE PESTI made a substitution. Per Lidman replaced Ettore Varglien. Per Lidman hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 85th play minute Per Lidman came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Donato Foddis. 1-3. Miguel Orlondon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zygmunt Pisarczyk in the 88th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Corna got free with Donato Foddis in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Per Lidman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. PICCOLE PESTI walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.