U18 World League

San Jacopino Arena
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Elia Barberio made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Alexandre Águas hit a great ball. Atletico San Jacopino's Alfonso Rotili shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Alex Costa but with some difficulty. Elia Barberio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 15th minute Belchior Pegado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guglielmo Vicario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belchior Pegado in the 22nd minute of play forced Atletico San Jacopino's goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Zeferino Saldanha got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guglielmo Vicario came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Zeferino Saldanha. But to his dismay, Zeferino Saldanha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Elia Barberio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alex Costa made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Adriano Vieri sent off a good shot on target. In the 33rd minute, Zeferino Saldanha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guglielmo Vicario was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 42nd minute Elia Barberio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

If Belchior Pegado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bianco Massa in the 58th minute of play forced VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's goalkeeper Alex Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guglielmo Vicario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belchior Pegado, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 65 played minutes VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Águas. Atletico San Jacopino made a substitution. Carmine Mameli replaced Franco Capone. Alexandre Águas hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Alexandre Águas hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When Belchior Pegado came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF 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 Belchior Pegado couldn't finish the play. Adriano Vieri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guglielmo Vicario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belchior Pegado, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After 85 minutes of play, Atletico San Jacopino's Elia Barberio made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alex Costa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alex Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elia Barberio in the 88th minute of play. The supporters of Atletico San Jacopino booed when VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Ramalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Belchior Pegado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.