U23 League

Colosseum
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Beppe Rivera got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Magen David's Vardimon Deitch got control of the ball when Comunardo Rullo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vardimon Deitch was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Beppe Rivera showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 23 minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Magen David's goal looked a bit too open when Beppe Rivera came free, but Vardimon Deitch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Gladiator FC's Ennio Pizzi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Vardimon Deitch made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Franco Mariano sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Magen David getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Zacarias Pearlmutter hit a great ball. Vardimon Deitch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ennio Pizzi in the 43rd minute of the match. Adamson Sevilla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Aurelio Epifani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adamson Sevilla to strike the kick off in the second half. Magen David's Vardimon Deitch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ennio Pizzi in the 53rd minute of play. Cristiano Tatangelo charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristiano Tatangelo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gladiator FC's Angelo Marchegiani was substituted for Antonello Cipriani. Cristiano Tatangelo hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Aurelio Epifani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azariya Zommer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Gladiator FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Fabiano Tatangelo hit a great ball. Vardimon Deitch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beppe Rivera, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Franco Mariano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vardimon Deitch. Magen David's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Franco Mariano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. In the 77th minute Beppe Rivera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vardimon Deitch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 78 minutes, Zacarias Pearlmutter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Magen David and the Gladiator FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gladiator FC's Aurelio Epifani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Gladiator FC from getting a goal against them. After 89 played minutes Gladiator FC got a freekick which was hit by Ennio Pizzi. In the 91st minute Beppe Rivera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vardimon Deitch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zacarias Pearlmutter got his second yellow card in the match during the 91st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 92nd minute, Zacarias Pearlmutter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Magen David's Vardimon Deitch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beppe Rivera in the 96th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Gladiator FC fully deserved thier win.