U23 League

SSC NAPOLI
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dino Zoff came out of the goal in the 2nd minute to try and stop a shot by Korona Kielce's Darren Boyle. But to his dismay, Darren Boyle quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 5th minute, Darren Boyle ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dino Zoff was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Ssc Napoli's Mick Boulding got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Austin Walton's late challenge caught a Korona Kielce's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Austin Walton helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute, Austin Walton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stephen Duxbury recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Ssc Napoli's Alfie Gol got a free kick in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacek Kielb in the 17th minute of play forced Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper Dino Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dino Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stephen Duxbury, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dino Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacek Kielb in the 23rd minute of play. Dino Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tommy Porter in the 23rd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Gary Ingram successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Dino Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tommy Porter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Gerry Furniss was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Korona Kielce's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ssc Napoli the free kick. The supporters of Ssc Napoli booed when Korona Kielce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerry Furniss didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Des Bramble hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stephen Duxbury scored 0-4 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dino Zoff, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leigh Fearns was the one to do the kick off. Jacek Kielb could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Dino Zoff made a huge save. 54 minutes into the match, Ssc Napoli's goal looked a bit too open when Stephen Duxbury came free, but Dino Zoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tommy Porter did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Dino Zoff 57 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Korona Kielce's Stephen Duxbury ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dino Zoff. Dino Zoff yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. Ssc Napoli's Dino Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nial Todd in the 67th minute of play. Dino Zoff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stephen Duxbury, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute, Jacek Kielb left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Korona Kielce fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. A hard shot 80 in the game by Tommy Porter from a close distance when the talented Dino Zoff managed to make a qualified save. Ssc Napoli's players were relieved. Dino Zoff made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacek Kielb in the 83rd minute. Felix Bailey kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Spike Wardell hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy Porter in the 88th minute of play forced Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper Dino Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Ssc Napoli defense, Felix Bailey kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dino Zoff. The Ssc Napoli fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dino Zoff should have stopped the shot. Dino Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stephen Duxbury in the 94th minute of play. Korona Kielce played a much better game than Ssc Napoli and deserved their victory. The Ssc Napoli players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.