U18 World League

El Corralon
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Amadeo Chale made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Alexander Saraceni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luisito Quinton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Armin Anelli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luisito Quinton was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Benjamin Bitxintxo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Beppe Cannavacciuolo made a huge save. Armando Boninsegna charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armando Boninsegna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 13 played minutes Montesacro FC got a freekick which was hit by Armando Boninsegna. Romulo Izel was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 14th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeo Chale in the 16th minute of play forced Montesacro FC's goalkeeper Beppe Cannavacciuolo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeronimo Nuñez hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Armando Boninsegna kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Beppe Cannavacciuolo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeo Chale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Montesacro FC defense, Benjamin Bitxintxo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Beppe Cannavacciuolo. The Montesacro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Beppe Cannavacciuolo should have stopped the shot. Alexander Saraceni scored 1-3 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luisito Quinton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marcelino Santxol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 35th match minute, corralon AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelino Santxol to maneuver through the defense. Luisito Quinton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Bosco in the 38th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind corralon AFC's goalkeeper Luisito Quinton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Achille Malandra hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

53 minutes into the match, Amadeo Chale notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Montesacro FC's Beppe Cannavacciuolo. Beppe Cannavacciuolo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 56th minute, Alexander Saraceni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luisito Quinton was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Alexander Bosco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Luisito Quinton made a huge save. Marcelino Santxol charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelino Santxol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74thth minute of the game Alexander Saraceni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but corralon AFC's Luisito Quinton was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 85 minutes into the game, Alexander Saraceni recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Luisito Quinton. Alexander Saraceni showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-5. In the 88th minute, Montesacro FC's Alexander Saraceni dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-6. The crowd rose to their feet as Montesacro FC's Armin Anelli slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luisito Quinton. That made the score 2-7 after 93 minutes of play. Montesacro FC played a much better game than corralon AFC and deserved their victory. The corralon AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.