U18 World League

La Caja
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anselmo Gabriele made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Saturno's Dionisio Maore got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Saturno's zone, Eugenio Bozzo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Everardo Emeterio came out of the goal and Eugenio Bozzo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Saturno defense, Dario Giorgio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Everardo Emeterio. The Saturno fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Everardo Emeterio should have stopped the shot. Gaston Indalecio hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Saturno's Everardo Emeterio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvise Iacobucci in the 10th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Alvise Iacobucci cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Everardo Emeterio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anselmo Gabriele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Everardo Emeterio having to interfere. Saturno's Everardo Emeterio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvise Iacobucci in the 18th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaston Indalecio during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gaston Indalecio hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After 21 played minutes Santoryu FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Malvezzi. If Dario Giorgio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Anselmo Gabriele fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santoryu FC's protests and gave Anselmo Gabriele a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd minute, Gervasio Osmundo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Alessandro Verdecchia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervasio Osmundo, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Ermanno Tagliente's late challenge caught a Saturno's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ermanno Tagliente helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Santoryu FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Ermanno Tagliente hit a great ball. Saturno's Everardo Emeterio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dario Giorgio in the 39th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gervasio Osmundo to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Alfredo Malvezzi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santoryu FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saturno the free kick. Alfredo Malvezzi hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Santoryu FC's Alessandro Verdecchia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Osmundo in the 58th minute of play. Alessandro Verdecchia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severiano Guib, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Guib in the 77th minute of play forced Santoryu FC's goalkeeper Alessandro Verdecchia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th match minute, Saturno was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severiano Guib to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Anselmo Gabriele from long distance, 85 minutes into the match, got Everardo Emeterio's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 86th minute Alvise Iacobucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Everardo Emeterio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 94 minutes, Uriel Llin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saturno and the Santoryu FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 94 played minutes Saturno got a freekick which was hit by Uriel Llin. After 98 played minutes Saturno got a freekick which was hit by Severiano Guib. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Santoryu FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.