U18 World League

io.dasola stadium
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Beppe Rinaldi started the match with the kick off. A collision led to io.dasola getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ernest Castagna hit a great ball. Bruno Ursini kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, io.dasola's goal looked a bit too open when Imre Karus came free, but Felice Di Persio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, io.dasola's goal looked a bit too open when Imre Karus came free, but Felice Di Persio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Carmine Sciamanna had to leave the field with a concussion. When Konrad Uba fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Armageddon's protests and gave Konrad Uba a yellow card for diving instead. After 16 played minutes Armageddon got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Uba. Pipis Kaaaas hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute of the match Armageddon got a corner. io.dasola's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leopold Mäe ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Leopold Mäe almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but io.dasola's Felice Di Persio did a great save. After 23 played minutes Leopold Mäe shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for io.dasola's Felice Di Persio to catch but Leopold Mäe was lucky. It became 0-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Hugo Boss made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernest Castagna in the 31st minute of play. Ernest Castagna was shown his second yellow card after 32 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Armageddon booed when io.dasola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernest Castagna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felice Di Persio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jörgen Lattu in the 37th minute of the match. Felice Di Persio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopold Mäe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beppe Rinaldi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Beppe Rinaldi struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Hugo Boss didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for io.dasola. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Imre Karus to strike the kick off in the second half. Pipis Kaaaas hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Konrad Uba took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Felice Di Persio. io.dasola's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to io.dasola getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Fulvio Mercuri hit a great ball. Felice Crognale hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the game, Armageddon's Konrad Uba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felice Di Persio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 68th minute, Pipis Kaaaas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Imre Karus got free with Felice Di Persio in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felice Di Persio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iván Gómez in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Armageddon's Konrad Uba dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. With a little luck, io.dasola's Felice Di Persio got control of the ball when Imre Karus tried to sneak it across the goal line. io.dasola's Felice Crognale got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 83 minutes, Beppe Rinaldi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the io.dasola and the Armageddon players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Beppe Rinaldi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kasimir Karu during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 93 played minutes Armageddon got a freekick which was hit by Kasimir Karu. After a defensive mix-up in io.dasola's zone, Iván Gómez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felice Di Persio came out of the goal and Iván Gómez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Armageddon's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.