U18 World League

Estadio SB5
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Angelo Mariotti kicked off to start the match. Carter Di Nino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliciano Christobal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Carter Di Nino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save S.S.C. NAPOLI from getting a goal against them. Carter Di Nino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Feliciano Christobal went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Mariotti in the 17th minute of play forced KIRICOCHO FC's goalkeeper Alvaro Chesus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anselmo Costantino during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Anselmo Costantino kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Carter Di Nino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Bartoleme in the 19th minute of play. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by KIRICOCHO FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anselmo Costantino was slow to take the kick. During this time S.S.C. NAPOLI's players had a chance to rest. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Anselmo Costantino was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Alvaro Chesus in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 29th minute, Anselmo Longo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emilio Fioriti's late challenge caught a KIRICOCHO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emilio Fioriti helped the player get up and apologised. The goalkeeper, Carter Di Nino, was totally fooled by KIRICOCHO FC's Teodosio Herena, who 30 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Ciccio Moscatelli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvaro Chesus read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th match minute, KIRICOCHO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Escobar to maneuver through the defense. After 42 played minutes KIRICOCHO FC got a freekick which was hit by Juan Bartoleme.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Juan Bartoleme to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Mariotti in the 52nd minute of play forced KIRICOCHO FC's goalkeeper Alvaro Chesus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, S.S.C. NAPOLI's Ciccio Moscatelli ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alvaro Chesus. Alvaro Chesus yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. Feliciano Christobal took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carter Di Nino. Carter Di Nino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. After a defensive mix-up in S.S.C. NAPOLI's zone, Feliciano Christobal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carter Di Nino came out of the goal and Feliciano Christobal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jimeno Gumaro charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jimeno Gumaro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jimeno Gumaro kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Alvaro Chesus was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Anselmo Costantino. In the 76th match minute, KIRICOCHO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Bartoleme to maneuver through the defense. KIRICOCHO FC's Alvaro Chesus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Mariotti in the 77th minute of play. After 77 minutes, Roberto Escobar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KIRICOCHO FC and the S.S.C. NAPOLI players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alvaro Chesus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmondo Lepori in the 83rd minute of play. When S.S.C. NAPOLI's Angelo Mariotti in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KIRICOCHO FC's goalie prevented a goal. Teodosio Herena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Angelo Mariotti came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the S.S.C. NAPOLI 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 Angelo Mariotti couldn't finish the play. KIRICOCHO FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of S.S.C. NAPOLI for a fine match.