U18 World League

FixUp Tattoo Club
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 151) Bar Marconi United's Fedele Mannucci started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute, Adolfo Ordono hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute Arrigo Latini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Gutxi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arrigo Latini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carolo Gutxi having to interfere. A collision led to Fixup Football Club getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Santiago Cordario hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Aldo Del Grosso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bar Marconi United's goalkeeper Alex Marzo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 18th match minute, Fixup Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodosio Eskuin to maneuver through the defense. Carolo Gutxi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Cera, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Fedele Mannucci notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Fixup Football Club's Carolo Gutxi. Carolo Gutxi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 30 played minutes Fixup Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Ordono. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter Giancristofaro in the 35th minute of play forced Fixup Football Club's goalkeeper Carolo Gutxi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carolo Gutxi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arrigo Latini in the 37th minute of play. Carolo Gutxi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Mannucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Saul Bonadona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alex Marzo was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Godfredo Etxepare's late challenge caught a Bar Marconi United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Godfredo Etxepare helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Fixup Football Club's Adolfo Ordono got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Saul Bonadona made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Canor in the 52nd minute of play forced Bar Marconi United's goalkeeper Alex Marzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute, Placido Canor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fixup Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The supporters of Bar Marconi United booed when Fixup Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolfo Ordono didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Fedele Mannucci managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bar Marconi United's supporters rose to their feet, but Fedele Mannucci was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carolo Gutxi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Federico Katia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Enzo Cera managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bar Marconi United's supporters rose to their feet, but Enzo Cera was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carolo Gutxi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 69th minute, Fedele Mannucci 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. In the 72nd minute Placido Canor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Marzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Bar Marconi United getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Alex Limitone hit a great ball. Alex Marzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Placido Canor, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arrigo Latini got free with Carolo Gutxi in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Domingo Urtzi charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Domingo Urtzi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes Fixup Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Domingo Urtzi. Alex Marzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Katia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 93 played minutes Bar Marconi United got a freekick which was hit by Augusto Bani. A collision led to Bar Marconi United getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Enzo Cera hit a great ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.