U18 World League

Circus Circus Arena
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 任希超 took the kick off in the first half of the match. Christian Pelliccioni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 任希超, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of 『盛世メ名門』疾风⊙晓 booed when Gonzo Style f.c was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amerigo Giardino didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, 『盛世メ名門』疾风⊙晓's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Vieri came free, but 冰墩墩 盛世 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, 『盛世メ名門』疾风⊙晓's 任希超 got a free kick in the 14th minute. After 15 minutes, Fausto Tocci mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gonzo Style f.c and the 『盛世メ名門』疾风⊙晓 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gonzo Style f.c's Fausto Tocci got a free kick in the 15th minute. The supporters of Gonzo Style f.c booed when 『盛世メ名門』疾风⊙晓 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. 邱昆康 didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, 『盛世メ名門』疾风⊙晓's 冰墩墩 盛世 got control of the ball when Fausto Tocci tried to sneak it across the goal line. 龙飞平 kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Gonzo Style f.c's Fausto Tocci got a free kick in the 26th minute. 冰墩墩 盛世 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Vieri, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Gonzo Style f.c's Christian Pelliccioni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 苏克骋 in the 34th minute of play. In the 43rd minute 任希超 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Pelliccioni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Gonzo Style f.c defense, 邱昆康 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christian Pelliccioni. The Gonzo Style f.c fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christian Pelliccioni should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Augusto Vieri made a kick off. If 苏克骋 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by 任希超 in the 61st minute of play forced Gonzo Style f.c's goalkeeper Christian Pelliccioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Gonzo Style f.c's zone, 邱昆康 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Pelliccioni came out of the goal and 邱昆康 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 65 minutes into the game, 『盛世メ名門』疾风⊙晓's 邱昆康 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christian Pelliccioni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. If 肖亦森 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 冰墩墩 盛世 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Tocci in the 76th minute of play. A collision led to Gonzo Style f.c getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Amerigo Giardino hit a great ball. A collision led to 『盛世メ名門』疾风⊙晓 getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. 肖亦森 hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the match, Fausto Tocci had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 冰墩墩 盛世. 『盛世メ名門』疾风⊙晓's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fausto Tocci was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After a rather tough play, Gonzo Style f.c's Dennis Pagliarini got a free kick in the 89th minute. When Dennis Pagliarini fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gonzo Style f.c's protests and gave Dennis Pagliarini a yellow card for diving instead. In the 90th minute, one of Gonzo Style f.c:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Gonzo Style f.c. In the 91st minute there was a penalty for 『盛世メ名門』疾风⊙晓. 柳岚宽 stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Christian Pelliccioni. 1-3. After having played for 95 minutes, Fausto Tocci managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gonzo Style f.c's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fausto Tocci was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The 『盛世メ名門』疾风⊙晓 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 『盛世メ名門』疾风⊙晓 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.